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[RFC,2/5] crypto: skcipher - disallow en/decrypt for non-task or non-softirq context

Message ID 20201218170106.23280-3-ardb@kernel.org
State Superseded
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Series None | expand

Commit Message

Ard Biesheuvel Dec. 18, 2020, 5:01 p.m. UTC 
In order to ensure that kernel mode SIMD routines will not need a scalar
fallback if they run with softirqs disabled, disallow any use of the
skcipher encrypt and decrypt routines from outside of task or softirq
context.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
 crypto/skcipher.c | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/crypto/skcipher.c b/crypto/skcipher.c
index b4dae640de9f..d1a656d7d498 100644
--- a/crypto/skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/skcipher.c
@@ -628,6 +628,11 @@  int crypto_skcipher_encrypt(struct skcipher_request *req)
 	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!(alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC) &&
+	    WARN_ONCE(!in_task() && !in_serving_softirq(),
+		      "synchronous call from invalid context\n"))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	crypto_stats_get(alg);
 	if (crypto_skcipher_get_flags(tfm) & CRYPTO_TFM_NEED_KEY)
 		ret = -ENOKEY;
@@ -645,6 +650,11 @@  int crypto_skcipher_decrypt(struct skcipher_request *req)
 	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!(alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC) &&
+	    WARN_ONCE(!in_task() && !in_serving_softirq(),
+		      "synchronous call from invalid context\n"))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	crypto_stats_get(alg);
 	if (crypto_skcipher_get_flags(tfm) & CRYPTO_TFM_NEED_KEY)
 		ret = -ENOKEY;