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cover fscrypt: Switch to sync_skcipher and on-stack requests

Simplify the code and eliminate per-encryption-op dynamic memory allocations by switching from crypto_skcipher to crypto_sync_skcipher, and from dynamic request allocation to SYNC_SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK.

Previously, this change would have made the x86 accelerated AES code no longer be used, which would have been very bad. However, I fixed that in 6.16. So we can make this simplification now.

This patchset applies to fscrypt/for-next. The base-commit (listed below) can be found in next-20250708

Eric Biggers (3):
fscrypt: Don't use asynchronous CryptoAPI algorithms
fscrypt: Drop FORBID_WEAK_KEYS flag for AES-ECB
fscrypt: Switch to sync_skcipher and on-stack requests

 fs/crypto/crypto.c          | 27 ++++++----------
 fs/crypto/fname.c           | 63 +++++++++++++------------------------
 fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h |  7 +++--
 fs/crypto/keysetup.c        | 23 +++++++-------
 fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c     | 56 +++++++++++++++------------------
 5 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-)

base-commit: b41c1d8d07906786c60893980d52688f31d114a6

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PATCH 1/3 fscrypt: Don't use asynchronous CryptoAPI algorithms

Now that fscrypt has disabled support for non-inline crypto engines, and none of the CPU-based algorithms have the CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC flag set anymore, there is no need to "support" asynchronous algorithms. Therefore, remove the code that handled asynchronous returns, and allocate only algorithms without CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC set.

This commit should *not* be backported to kernels that lack commit 0ba6ec5b2972 ("crypto: x86/aes - stop using the SIMD helper"), as then it would disable the use of the optimized AES code on x86.

---
 fs/crypto/crypto.c          |  7 +++----
 fs/crypto/fname.c           | 18 ++++++++----------
 fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h |  5 +++--
 fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c     |  9 ++++-----
 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
fs/crypto/crypto.c +3 -4
index ddf6991d46da2..43d1658e07cec 100644
@@ -113,11 +113,10 @@ int fscrypt_crypt_data_unit(const struct fscrypt_inode_info *ci,
 			    unsigned int len, unsigned int offs,
 			    gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	union fscrypt_iv iv;
 	struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
-	DECLARE_CRYPTO_WAIT(wait);
 	struct scatterlist dst, src;
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = ci->ci_enc_key.tfm;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(len <= 0))
@@ -131,21 +130,21 @@ int fscrypt_crypt_data_unit(const struct fscrypt_inode_info *ci,
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(
 		req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
-		crypto_req_done, &wait);
+		NULL, NULL);
 
 	sg_init_table(&dst, 1);
 	sg_set_page(&dst, dest_page, len, offs);
 	sg_init_table(&src, 1);
 	sg_set_page(&src, src_page, len, offs);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &src, &dst, len, &iv);
 	if (rw == FS_DECRYPT)
-		res = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req), &wait);
+		res = crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	else
-		res = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req), &wait);
+		res = crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_free(req);
 	if (res) {
 		fscrypt_err(ci->ci_inode,
 			    "%scryption failed for data unit %llu: %d",
 			    (rw == FS_DECRYPT ? "De" : "En"), index, res);
fs/crypto/fname.c +8 -10
index fb01dde0f2e55..17edc24ccd42f 100644
@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@ static inline bool fscrypt_is_dot_dotdot(const struct qstr *str)
  */
 int fscrypt_fname_encrypt(const struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *iname,
 			  u8 *out, unsigned int olen)
 {
 	struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
-	DECLARE_CRYPTO_WAIT(wait);
 	const struct fscrypt_inode_info *ci = inode->i_crypt_info;
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = ci->ci_enc_key.tfm;
 	union fscrypt_iv iv;
 	struct scatterlist sg;
 	int res;
@@ -116,18 +115,18 @@ int fscrypt_fname_encrypt(const struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *iname,
 
 	/* Set up the encryption request */
 	req = skcipher_request_alloc(tfm, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	skcipher_request_set_callback(req,
-			CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
-			crypto_req_done, &wait);
+	skcipher_request_set_callback(
+		req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
+		NULL, NULL);
 	sg_init_one(&sg, out, olen);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg, &sg, olen, &iv);
 
 	/* Do the encryption */
-	res = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req), &wait);
+	res = crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_free(req);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		fscrypt_err(inode, "Filename encryption failed: %d", res);
 		return res;
 	}
@@ -149,33 +148,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fscrypt_fname_encrypt);
 static int fname_decrypt(const struct inode *inode,
 			 const struct fscrypt_str *iname,
 			 struct fscrypt_str *oname)
 {
 	struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
-	DECLARE_CRYPTO_WAIT(wait);
 	struct scatterlist src_sg, dst_sg;
 	const struct fscrypt_inode_info *ci = inode->i_crypt_info;
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = ci->ci_enc_key.tfm;
 	union fscrypt_iv iv;
 	int res;
 
 	/* Allocate request */
 	req = skcipher_request_alloc(tfm, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	skcipher_request_set_callback(req,
-		CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
-		crypto_req_done, &wait);
+	skcipher_request_set_callback(
+		req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
+		NULL, NULL);
 
 	/* Initialize IV */
 	fscrypt_generate_iv(&iv, 0, ci);
 
 	/* Create decryption request */
 	sg_init_one(&src_sg, iname->name, iname->len);
 	sg_init_one(&dst_sg, oname->name, oname->len);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &src_sg, &dst_sg, iname->len, &iv);
-	res = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req), &wait);
+	res = crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_free(req);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		fscrypt_err(inode, "Filename decryption failed: %d", res);
 		return res;
 	}
fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h +3 -2
index 6e7164530a1e2..06fa8f2b2d081 100644
@@ -57,12 +57,13 @@
  * Adiantum is faster still, and is the recommended option on such platforms...)
  *
  * Note that fscrypt also supports inline crypto engines.  Those don't use the
  * Crypto API and work much better than the old-style (non-inline) engines.
  */
-#define FSCRYPT_CRYPTOAPI_MASK \
-	(CRYPTO_ALG_ALLOCATES_MEMORY | CRYPTO_ALG_KERN_DRIVER_ONLY)
+#define FSCRYPT_CRYPTOAPI_MASK                            \
+	(CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC | CRYPTO_ALG_ALLOCATES_MEMORY | \
+	 CRYPTO_ALG_KERN_DRIVER_ONLY)
 
 #define FSCRYPT_CONTEXT_V1	1
 #define FSCRYPT_CONTEXT_V2	2
 
 /* Keep this in sync with include/uapi/linux/fscrypt.h */
fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c +4 -5
index 158ceae8a5bce..3fdf174384f3d 100644
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ static int derive_key_aes(const u8 *master_key,
 			  const u8 nonce[FSCRYPT_FILE_NONCE_SIZE],
 			  u8 *derived_key, unsigned int derived_keysize)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 	struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
-	DECLARE_CRYPTO_WAIT(wait);
 	struct scatterlist src_sg, dst_sg;
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm =
 		crypto_alloc_skcipher("ecb(aes)", 0, FSCRYPT_CRYPTOAPI_MASK);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm)) {
@@ -64,22 +63,22 @@ static int derive_key_aes(const u8 *master_key,
 	req = skcipher_request_alloc(tfm, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req) {
 		res = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	skcipher_request_set_callback(req,
-			CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
-			crypto_req_done, &wait);
+	skcipher_request_set_callback(
+		req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
+		NULL, NULL);
 	res = crypto_skcipher_setkey(tfm, nonce, FSCRYPT_FILE_NONCE_SIZE);
 	if (res < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	sg_init_one(&src_sg, master_key, derived_keysize);
 	sg_init_one(&dst_sg, derived_key, derived_keysize);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &src_sg, &dst_sg, derived_keysize,
 				   NULL);
-	res = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req), &wait);
+	res = crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 out:
 	skcipher_request_free(req);
 	crypto_free_skcipher(tfm);
 	return res;
 }
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PATCH 2/3 fscrypt: Drop FORBID_WEAK_KEYS flag for AES-ECB

In reply to Eric Biggers

This flag does nothing for AES-ECB.

---
 fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c +0 -1
index 3fdf174384f3d..75b0f1211a1e6 100644
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ static int derive_key_aes(const u8 *master_key,
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm)) {
 		res = PTR_ERR(tfm);
 		tfm = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	crypto_skcipher_set_flags(tfm, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_FORBID_WEAK_KEYS);
 	req = skcipher_request_alloc(tfm, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req) {
 		res = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
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PATCH 3/3 fscrypt: Switch to sync_skcipher and on-stack requests

In reply to Eric Biggers

Now that fscrypt uses only synchronous skciphers, switch to the actual sync_skcipher API and the corresponding on-stack requests. This eliminates a heap allocation per en/decryption operation.

---
 fs/crypto/crypto.c          | 24 ++++++-----------
 fs/crypto/fname.c           | 53 ++++++++++++------------------------
 fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h |  2 +-
 fs/crypto/keysetup.c        | 23 ++++++++--------
 fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c     | 54 +++++++++++++++++--------------------
 5 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
fs/crypto/crypto.c +8 -16
index 43d1658e07cec..646b1831e6831 100644
@@ -111,48 +111,40 @@ int fscrypt_crypt_data_unit(const struct fscrypt_inode_info *ci,
 			    fscrypt_direction_t rw, u64 index,
 			    struct page *src_page, struct page *dest_page,
 			    unsigned int len, unsigned int offs,
 			    gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
+	struct crypto_sync_skcipher *tfm = ci->ci_enc_key.tfm;
+	SYNC_SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, tfm);
 	union fscrypt_iv iv;
-	struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
 	struct scatterlist dst, src;
-	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = ci->ci_enc_key.tfm;
-	int res = 0;
+	int err;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(len <= 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(len % FSCRYPT_CONTENTS_ALIGNMENT != 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	fscrypt_generate_iv(&iv, index, ci);
 
-	req = skcipher_request_alloc(tfm, gfp_flags);
-	if (!req)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(
 		req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
 		NULL, NULL);
-
 	sg_init_table(&dst, 1);
 	sg_set_page(&dst, dest_page, len, offs);
 	sg_init_table(&src, 1);
 	sg_set_page(&src, src_page, len, offs);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &src, &dst, len, &iv);
 	if (rw == FS_DECRYPT)
-		res = crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
+		err = crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	else
-		res = crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
-	skcipher_request_free(req);
-	if (res) {
+		err = crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
+	if (err)
 		fscrypt_err(ci->ci_inode,
 			    "%scryption failed for data unit %llu: %d",
-			    (rw == FS_DECRYPT ? "De" : "En"), index, res);
-		return res;
-	}
-	return 0;
+			    (rw == FS_DECRYPT ? "De" : "En"), index, err);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**
  * fscrypt_encrypt_pagecache_blocks() - Encrypt data from a pagecache folio
  * @folio: the locked pagecache folio containing the data to encrypt
fs/crypto/fname.c +17 -36

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fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h +1 -1
index 06fa8f2b2d081..bffeb14501fd0 100644
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ struct fscrypt_symlink_data {
  * @blk_key: key for blk-crypto
  *
  * Normally only one of the fields will be non-NULL.
  */
 struct fscrypt_prepared_key {
-	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
+	struct crypto_sync_skcipher *tfm;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION_INLINE_CRYPT
 	struct blk_crypto_key *blk_key;
 #endif
 };
 
fs/crypto/keysetup.c +12 -11
index 74d4a2e1ad23a..4f3b9ecbfe4e6 100644
@@ -95,19 +95,19 @@ select_encryption_mode(const union fscrypt_policy *policy,
 		  inode->i_ino, (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT));
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
 /* Create a symmetric cipher object for the given encryption mode and key */
-static struct crypto_skcipher *
+static struct crypto_sync_skcipher *
 fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode, const u8 *raw_key,
 			  const struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
+	struct crypto_sync_skcipher *tfm;
 	int err;
 
-	tfm = crypto_alloc_skcipher(mode->cipher_str, 0,
-				    FSCRYPT_CRYPTOAPI_MASK);
+	tfm = crypto_alloc_sync_skcipher(mode->cipher_str, 0,
+					 FSCRYPT_CRYPTOAPI_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(tfm) == -ENOENT) {
 			fscrypt_warn(inode,
 				     "Missing crypto API support for %s (API name: \"%s\")",
 				     mode->friendly_name, mode->cipher_str);
@@ -123,25 +123,26 @@ fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode, const u8 *raw_key,
 		 * crypto algorithm implementation is used.  Help people debug
 		 * performance problems by logging the ->cra_driver_name the
 		 * first time a mode is used.
 		 */
 		pr_info("fscrypt: %s using implementation \"%s\"\n",
-			mode->friendly_name, crypto_skcipher_driver_name(tfm));
+			mode->friendly_name,
+			crypto_skcipher_driver_name(&tfm->base));
 	}
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(crypto_skcipher_ivsize(tfm) != mode->ivsize)) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(crypto_sync_skcipher_ivsize(tfm) != mode->ivsize)) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_free_tfm;
 	}
-	crypto_skcipher_set_flags(tfm, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_FORBID_WEAK_KEYS);
-	err = crypto_skcipher_setkey(tfm, raw_key, mode->keysize);
+	crypto_sync_skcipher_set_flags(tfm, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_FORBID_WEAK_KEYS);
+	err = crypto_sync_skcipher_setkey(tfm, raw_key, mode->keysize);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_tfm;
 
 	return tfm;
 
 err_free_tfm:
-	crypto_free_skcipher(tfm);
+	crypto_free_sync_skcipher(tfm);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 /*
  * Prepare the crypto transform object or blk-crypto key in @prep_key, given the
@@ -150,11 +151,11 @@ fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode, const u8 *raw_key,
  * and IV generation method (@ci->ci_policy.flags).
  */
 int fscrypt_prepare_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 			const u8 *raw_key, const struct fscrypt_inode_info *ci)
 {
-	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
+	struct crypto_sync_skcipher *tfm;
 
 	if (fscrypt_using_inline_encryption(ci))
 		return fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(prep_key, raw_key,
 							ci->ci_mode->keysize,
 							false, ci);
@@ -174,11 +175,11 @@ int fscrypt_prepare_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 
 /* Destroy a crypto transform object and/or blk-crypto key. */
 void fscrypt_destroy_prepared_key(struct super_block *sb,
 				  struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key)
 {
-	crypto_free_skcipher(prep_key->tfm);
+	crypto_free_sync_skcipher(prep_key->tfm);
 	fscrypt_destroy_inline_crypt_key(sb, prep_key);
 	memzero_explicit(prep_key, sizeof(*prep_key));
 }
 
 /* Given a per-file encryption key, set up the file's crypto transform object */
fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c +25 -29

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