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Donenfeld" , Herbert Xu , x86@kernel.org, linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org, Eric Biggers Subject: [PATCH 01/20] crypto: aes - Fix undesired override of some optimized AES modes Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:08:47 -0700 Message-ID: <20260921050910.296144-2-ebiggers@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.55.0 In-Reply-To: <20260921050910.296144-1-ebiggers@kernel.org> References: <20260921050910.296144-1-ebiggers@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The new library APIs for AES encryption modes were wired up to the traditional crypto API via crypto/aes.c. However, for now the kernel is still in a transitional state where various architectures still have architecture-optimized implementations of AES modes in arch/*/crypto/, wired up to the traditional crypto API only. Because of that, the crypto/aes.c algorithms were given a cra_priority of only 110 to prevent them from overriding arch/*/crypto/ in the traditional crypto API. However, because of how the traditional crypto API works, the cra_priority trick doesn't work in cases where the relevant algorithm isn't directly implemented by arch/*/crypto/ but rather is provided by a template instance using other code in arch/*/crypto/. For example, x86 doesn't have its own "ccm(aes)" but rather relies on the "ccm" template constructing it from the x86-optimized "ctr(aes)". The existence of the library-based "ccm(aes)" prevents that, even though its priority is lower than what the template would produce. Thus, "ccm(aes)" ends up using the slower single-block AES code. Of course, this problem will go away as architecture-optimized implementations of AES modes are migrated into the library. But until then, we need to ensure that code continues to be used. Therefore, skip wiring up the relevant library-based code to the traditional crypto API on architectures where this problem can occur, as determined by what exists in arch/*/crypto/ for each architecture. Note: "xts(aes)" is left alone. Though the "xts" template can use "ecb(aes)" as an inner algorithm, in practice this isn't very efficient and a dedicated "xts(aes)" is already provided in all the important cases anyway. (This omission is also consistent with the fact that the library isn't planned to provide a similar ECB-to-XTS "adapter".) Fixes: 20df21a482aa ("crypto: aes - Add CBC and CBC-CTS support using library") Fixes: 8ca62072faa1 ("crypto: aes - Add GCM support using library") Fixes: f70ad727d1d6 ("crypto: aes - Add CCM support using library") Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers --- crypto/aes.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/crypto/aes.c b/crypto/aes.c index 94791f481e98..e6ba3899d868 100644 --- a/crypto/aes.c +++ b/crypto/aes.c @@ -637,7 +637,17 @@ static struct skcipher_alg skcipher_algs[] = { .decrypt = crypto_aes_cbc_decrypt, }, #endif -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CTS) +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CTS) && \ + /* + * Skip registering this when it might block a "better" implementation + * from being instantiated via the "cts" template wrapping an arch- + * optimized "cbc(aes)" that hasn't yet been migrated into the library. + */ \ + !(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_POWERPC) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_S390) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPARC)) { .base.cra_name = "cts(cbc(aes))", .base.cra_driver_name = "cts-cbc-aes-lib", @@ -980,7 +990,18 @@ static __maybe_unused int crypto_aes_ccm_decrypt(struct aead_request *req) } static struct aead_alg aead_algs[] = { -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_GCM) +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_GCM) && \ + /* + * Skip registering these when they might block "better" implementations + * from being instantiated via the corresponding templates using + * arch-optimized code that hasn't yet been migrated into the library. + */ \ + !(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_POWERPC) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_S390) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPARC)) { .base.cra_name = "gcm(aes)", .base.cra_driver_name = "gcm-aes-lib", @@ -1012,7 +1033,19 @@ static struct aead_alg aead_algs[] = { .chunksize = AES_BLOCK_SIZE, }, #endif /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_GCM */ -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CCM) +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CCM) && \ + /* + * Skip registering this when it might block a "better" implementation + * from being instantiated via the "ccm" template wrapping an arch- + * optimized "ctr(aes)" that hasn't yet been migrated into the library. + */ \ + !(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_POWERPC) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_S390) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPARC) || \ + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86)) { .base.cra_name = "ccm(aes)", .base.cra_driver_name = "ccm-aes-lib", -- 2.55.0