Re: [V1 1/4] crypto ecdh.h: set key memory region as const

Re: [V1 1/4] crypto ecdh.h: set key memory region as const

[kernel test robot]

Hi Rodolfo,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on herbert-cryptodev-2.6/master]
[also build test ERROR on herbert-crypto-2.6/master linus/master v6.17-rc6 next-20250915]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
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url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Rodolfo-Giometti/crypto-ecdh-h-set-key-memory-region-as-const/20250915-164558
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/cryptodev-2.6.git master
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250915084039.2848952-2-giometti%40enneenne.com
patch subject: [V1 1/4] crypto ecdh.h: set key memory region as const
config: riscv-randconfig-001-20250916 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250916/202509161457.uTdEUas6-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 22.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 65ad21d730d25789454d18e811f8ff5db79cb5d4)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250916/202509161457.uTdEUas6-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202509161457.uTdEUas6-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> drivers/crypto/hisilicon/hpre/hpre_crypto.c:1430:23: error: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Werror,-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers]
    1430 |         if (hpre_key_is_zero(params.key, params.key_size)) {
         |                              ^~~~~~~~~~
   drivers/crypto/hisilicon/hpre/hpre_crypto.c:1369:36: note: passing argument to parameter 'key' here
    1369 | static bool hpre_key_is_zero(char *key, unsigned short key_sz)
         |                                    ^
   1 error generated.


vim +1430 drivers/crypto/hisilicon/hpre/hpre_crypto.c

1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1399  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1400  static int hpre_ecdh_set_secret(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, const void *buf,
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1401  				unsigned int len)
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1402  {
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1403  	struct hpre_ctx *ctx = kpp_tfm_ctx(tfm);
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1404  	unsigned int sz, sz_shift, curve_sz;
b94c910afda050a Hui Tang   2021-05-12  1405  	struct device *dev = ctx->dev;
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1406  	char key[HPRE_ECC_MAX_KSZ];
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1407  	struct ecdh params;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1408  	int ret;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1409  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1410  	if (crypto_ecdh_decode_key(buf, len, &params) < 0) {
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1411  		dev_err(dev, "failed to decode ecdh key!\n");
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1412  		return -EINVAL;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1413  	}
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1414  
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1415  	/* Use stdrng to generate private key */
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1416  	if (!params.key || !params.key_size) {
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1417  		params.key = key;
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1418  		curve_sz = hpre_ecdh_get_curvesz(ctx->curve_id);
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1419  		if (!curve_sz) {
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1420  			dev_err(dev, "Invalid curve size!\n");
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1421  			return -EINVAL;
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1422  		}
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1423  
b0ab0797f7ab74b Weili Qian 2023-07-07  1424  		params.key_size = curve_sz - 1;
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1425  		ret = ecdh_gen_privkey(ctx, &params);
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1426  		if (ret)
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1427  			return ret;
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1428  	}
1e609f5fb73b6b1 Hui Tang   2021-05-29  1429  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04 @1430  	if (hpre_key_is_zero(params.key, params.key_size)) {
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1431  		dev_err(dev, "Invalid hpre key!\n");
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1432  		return -EINVAL;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1433  	}
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1434  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1435  	hpre_ecc_clear_ctx(ctx, false, true);
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1436  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1437  	ret = hpre_ecdh_set_param(ctx, &params);
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1438  	if (ret < 0) {
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1439  		dev_err(dev, "failed to set hpre param, ret = %d!\n", ret);
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1440  		return ret;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1441  	}
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1442  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1443  	sz = ctx->key_sz;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1444  	sz_shift = (sz << 1) + sz - params.key_size;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1445  	memcpy(ctx->ecdh.p + sz_shift, params.key, params.key_size);
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1446  
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1447  	return 0;
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1448  }
05e7b906aa7c869 Meng Yu    2021-03-04  1449  

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