[PATCH v3 00/12] RISC-V: provide some accelerated cryptography implementations using vector extensions

Jerry Shih jerry.shih at sifive.com
Mon Jan 1 21:16:54 PST 2024


On Dec 30, 2023, at 11:51, Eric Biggers <ebiggers at kernel.org> wrote:
> Hi Jerry,
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 11:48:27PM -0600, Eric Biggers wrote:
>> Hi Jerry,
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 05, 2023 at 05:27:49PM +0800, Jerry Shih wrote:
>>> Changelog v2:
>>> - Turn to use simd skcipher interface for AES-CBC/CTR/ECB/XTS and
>>>   Chacha20.
>> 
>> If I understand correctly, the RISC-V kernel-mode vector support now seems to be
>> heading down the path of supporting softirq context, as I had suggested
>> originally.  With patches 1-2 of Andy Chiu's latest patchset
>> "[v7, 00/10] riscv: support kernel-mode Vector"
>> (https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/20231221134318.28105-1-andy.chiu@sifive.com).
>> applied, the kernel has basic support for kernel-mode vector, including in
>> softirq context.
>> 
>> With that being the case, "skcipher" algorithms can just use the RISC-V vector
>> unit unconditionally, given that skcipher only supports task and softirq
>> context.  Therefore, can you consider undoing your change that added fallbacks
>> using the simd helper (crypto/simd.c)?  Thanks!
>> 
> 
> I had a go at incorporating my suggestions into your patchset, and rebasing the
> patchset onto riscv/for-next plus the first two patches of "[v9, 00/10] riscv:
> support kernel-mode Vector".  You can get the result from branch "riscv-crypto"
> of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiggers/linux.git.
> Everything seems to work (tested in QEMU, as usual).
> 
> Please consider using it when you send out v4; thanks!  I can even send it out
> myself, if you want, but I assume you're still "owning" the patchset.
> 
> - Eric

Thank you. I sent the v4 patch.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231231152743.6304-1-jerry.shih@sifive.com/

-Jerry


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