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authorStephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>2014-11-12 05:27:16 +0100
committerHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>2014-11-13 22:31:40 +0800
commit968ab291078006de022b2245702a050ccdc32cd3 (patch)
treeaf2d92bfdafae5f721ee747229288427b018e281 /include/crypto
parent90240ffb127729713cd7d9c1b5c1c0c9451681cd (diff)
crypto: doc - SHASH API documentation
The API function calls exported by the kernel crypto API for SHASHes to be used by consumers are documented. Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/crypto')
-rw-r--r--include/crypto/hash.h164
1 files changed, 164 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index b2c193acc1ab..3d66e8bd0932 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -583,6 +583,33 @@ static inline void ahash_request_set_crypt(struct ahash_request *req,
req->result = result;
}
+/**
+ * DOC: Synchronous Message Digest API
+ *
+ * The synchronous message digest API is used with the ciphers of type
+ * CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_SHASH (listed as type "shash" in /proc/crypto)
+ *
+ * The message digest API is able to maintain state information for the
+ * caller.
+ *
+ * The synchronous message digest API can store user-related context in in its
+ * shash_desc request data structure.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * crypto_alloc_shash() - allocate message digest handle
+ * @alg_name: is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the
+ * message digest cipher
+ * @type: specifies the type of the cipher
+ * @mask: specifies the mask for the cipher
+ *
+ * Allocate a cipher handle for a message digest. The returned &struct
+ * crypto_shash is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent
+ * API invocation for that message digest.
+ *
+ * Return: allocated cipher handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
+ * of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ */
struct crypto_shash *crypto_alloc_shash(const char *alg_name, u32 type,
u32 mask);
@@ -591,6 +618,10 @@ static inline struct crypto_tfm *crypto_shash_tfm(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
return &tfm->base;
}
+/**
+ * crypto_free_shash() - zeroize and free the message digest handle
+ * @tfm: cipher handle to be freed
+ */
static inline void crypto_free_shash(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
{
crypto_destroy_tfm(tfm, crypto_shash_tfm(tfm));
@@ -602,6 +633,15 @@ static inline unsigned int crypto_shash_alignmask(
return crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(crypto_shash_tfm(tfm));
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_blocksize() - obtain block size for cipher
+ * @tfm: cipher handle
+ *
+ * The block size for the message digest cipher referenced with the cipher
+ * handle is returned.
+ *
+ * Return: block size of cipher
+ */
static inline unsigned int crypto_shash_blocksize(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
{
return crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(crypto_shash_tfm(tfm));
@@ -617,6 +657,15 @@ static inline struct shash_alg *crypto_shash_alg(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
return __crypto_shash_alg(crypto_shash_tfm(tfm)->__crt_alg);
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_digestsize() - obtain message digest size
+ * @tfm: cipher handle
+ *
+ * The size for the message digest created by the message digest cipher
+ * referenced with the cipher handle is returned.
+ *
+ * Return: digest size of cipher
+ */
static inline unsigned int crypto_shash_digestsize(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
{
return crypto_shash_alg(tfm)->digestsize;
@@ -642,6 +691,21 @@ static inline void crypto_shash_clear_flags(struct crypto_shash *tfm, u32 flags)
crypto_tfm_clear_flags(crypto_shash_tfm(tfm), flags);
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_descsize() - obtain the operational state size
+ * @tfm: cipher handle
+ *
+ * The size of the operational state the cipher needs during operation is
+ * returned for the hash referenced with the cipher handle. This size is
+ * required to calculate the memory requirements to allow the caller allocating
+ * sufficient memory for operational state.
+ *
+ * The operational state is defined with struct shash_desc where the size of
+ * that data structure is to be calculated as
+ * sizeof(struct shash_desc) + crypto_shash_descsize(alg)
+ *
+ * Return: size of the operational state
+ */
static inline unsigned int crypto_shash_descsize(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
{
return tfm->descsize;
@@ -652,29 +716,129 @@ static inline void *shash_desc_ctx(struct shash_desc *desc)
return desc->__ctx;
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_setkey() - set key for message digest
+ * @tfm: cipher handle
+ * @key: buffer holding the key
+ * @keylen: length of the key in bytes
+ *
+ * The caller provided key is set for the keyed message digest cipher. The
+ * cipher handle must point to a keyed message digest cipher in order for this
+ * function to succeed.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the setting of the key was successful; < 0 if an error occurred
+ */
int crypto_shash_setkey(struct crypto_shash *tfm, const u8 *key,
unsigned int keylen);
+
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_digest() - calculate message digest for buffer
+ * @desc: see crypto_shash_final()
+ * @data: see crypto_shash_update()
+ * @len: see crypto_shash_update()
+ * @out: see crypto_shash_final()
+ *
+ * This function is a "short-hand" for the function calls of crypto_shash_init,
+ * crypto_shash_update and crypto_shash_final. The parameters have the same
+ * meaning as discussed for those separate three functions.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the message digest creation was successful; < 0 if an error
+ * occurred
+ */
int crypto_shash_digest(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
unsigned int len, u8 *out);
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_export() - extract operational state for message digest
+ * @desc: reference to the operational state handle whose state is exported
+ * @out: output buffer of sufficient size that can hold the hash state
+ *
+ * This function exports the hash state of the operational state handle into the
+ * caller-allocated output buffer out which must have sufficient size (e.g. by
+ * calling crypto_shash_descsize).
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the export creation was successful; < 0 if an error occurred
+ */
static inline int crypto_shash_export(struct shash_desc *desc, void *out)
{
return crypto_shash_alg(desc->tfm)->export(desc, out);
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_import() - import operational state
+ * @desc: reference to the operational state handle the state imported into
+ * @in: buffer holding the state
+ *
+ * This function imports the hash state into the operational state handle from
+ * the input buffer. That buffer should have been generated with the
+ * crypto_ahash_export function.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the import was successful; < 0 if an error occurred
+ */
static inline int crypto_shash_import(struct shash_desc *desc, const void *in)
{
return crypto_shash_alg(desc->tfm)->import(desc, in);
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_init() - (re)initialize message digest
+ * @desc: operational state handle that is already filled
+ *
+ * The call (re-)initializes the message digest referenced by the
+ * operational state handle. Any potentially existing state created by
+ * previous operations is discarded.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the message digest initialization was successful; < 0 if an
+ * error occurred
+ */
static inline int crypto_shash_init(struct shash_desc *desc)
{
return crypto_shash_alg(desc->tfm)->init(desc);
}
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_update() - add data to message digest for processing
+ * @desc: operational state handle that is already initialized
+ * @data: input data to be added to the message digest
+ * @len: length of the input data
+ *
+ * Updates the message digest state of the operational state handle.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the message digest update was successful; < 0 if an error
+ * occurred
+ */
int crypto_shash_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
unsigned int len);
+
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_final() - calculate message digest
+ * @desc: operational state handle that is already filled with data
+ * @out: output buffer filled with the message digest
+ *
+ * Finalize the message digest operation and create the message digest
+ * based on all data added to the cipher handle. The message digest is placed
+ * into the output buffer. The caller must ensure that the output buffer is
+ * large enough by using crypto_shash_digestsize.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the message digest creation was successful; < 0 if an error
+ * occurred
+ */
int crypto_shash_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out);
+
+/**
+ * crypto_shash_finup() - calculate message digest of buffer
+ * @desc: see crypto_shash_final()
+ * @data: see crypto_shash_update()
+ * @len: see crypto_shash_update()
+ * @out: see crypto_shash_final()
+ *
+ * This function is a "short-hand" for the function calls of
+ * crypto_shash_update and crypto_shash_final. The parameters have the same
+ * meaning as discussed for those separate functions.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the message digest creation was successful; < 0 if an error
+ * occurred
+ */
int crypto_shash_finup(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
unsigned int len, u8 *out);