Bignum Mod: improve documentation

Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
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Janos Follath 2022-11-24 19:04:54 +00:00
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@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ typedef struct {
} mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus;
/** Setup a residue structure.
*
* The residue will be set up with the \p p buffer \p m modulus.
*
* The memory pointed by \p p will be used by the resulting residue structure.
* The value at the pointed memory will be the initial value of \p r and must
* hold a value that is less than the modulus. This value will be used as it is
* and interpreted according to the value of the `m->int_rep` field.
*
* The modulus \p m will be the modulus associated with \p r. The residue \p r
* should only be used in operations where the modulus is \p m or a modulus
* equivalent to \p m (in the sense that all their fields or memory pointed by
* their fields hold the same value).
*
* \param[out] r The address of residue to setup. The resulting structure's
* size is determined by \p m.
@ -81,8 +93,9 @@ typedef struct {
* The memory pointed to by \p p will be used by \p r and must
* not be modified in any way until after
* mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue_release() is called. The data
* pointed by p should be compatible (in terms of size/endianness)
* with the representation used in \p m.
* pointed by \p p should be less than the modulus (the value
* pointed by `m->p`) and already in the representation
* indicated by `m->int_rep`.
* \param p_limbs The number of limbs of \p p. It must have at most as
* many limbs as the modulus \p m.)
*
@ -170,25 +183,28 @@ void mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus_free( mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus *m );
/* END MERGE SLOT 6 */
/* BEGIN MERGE SLOT 7 */
/** Read public representation data stored in a buffer into a residue structure.
/** Read a residue from a byte buffer.
*
* The `mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue` and `mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus` structures must
* be compatible (Data in public representation is assumed to be in the m->ext_rep
* and will be padded to m->limbs). The data will be automatically converted
* into the appropriate internal representation based on the value of `m->int_rep`.
* The residue will be automatically converted to the internal representation
* based on the value of `m->int_rep` field.
*
* \param r The address of the residue related to \p m. It must have as
* many limbs as the modulus \p m.
* The modulus \p m will be the modulus associated with \p r. The residue \p r
* should only be used in operations where the modulus is \p m or a modulus
* equivalent to \p m (in the sense that all their fields or memory pointed by
* their fields hold the same value).
*
* \param r The address of the residue. It must have as many limbs as
* the modulus \p m.
* \param m The address of the modulus.
* \param buf The input buffer to import from.
* \param buflen The length in bytes of \p buf.
* \param ext_rep The endianness of the number in the input buffer.
*
* \return \c 0 if successful.
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL if \p X isn't
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL if \p r isn't
* large enough to hold the value in \p buf.
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA if the external representation
* of \p m is invalid or \p X is not less than \p m.
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA if \p ext_rep
* is invalid or the value in the buffer is not less than \p m.
*/
int mbedtls_mpi_mod_read( mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue *r,
const mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus *m,
@ -196,26 +212,32 @@ int mbedtls_mpi_mod_read( mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue *r,
size_t buflen,
mbedtls_mpi_mod_ext_rep ext_rep );
/** Write residue data onto a buffer using public representation data.
/** Write a residue into a byte buffer.
*
* The `mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue` and `mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus` structures must
* be compatible (Data will be exported onto the bufer using the m->ext_rep
* and will be read as of m->limbs length).The data will be automatically
* converted from the appropriate internal representation based on the
* value of `m->int_rep field`.
* The modulus \p m must be the modulus associated with \p r (see
* mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue_setup() and mbedtls_mpi_mod_read()).
*
* \param r The address of the residue related to \p m. It must have as
* many limbs as the modulus \p m.
* \param m The address of the modulus.
* The residue will be automatically converted from the internal representation
* based on the value of `m->int_rep` field.
*
* \warning If the buffer is smaller than `m->bits`, the number of
* leading zeroes is leaked through side channels. If \p r is
* secret, the caller must ensure that \p buflen is at least
* (`m->bits`+7)/8.
*
* \param r The address of the residue. It must have as many limbs as
* the modulus \p m.
* \param m The address of the modulus associated with \r.
* \param buf The output buffer to export to.
* \param buflen The length in bytes of \p buf.
* \param ext_rep The endianness in which the number should be written into the output buffer.
* \param ext_rep The endianness in which the number should be written into
* the output buffer.
*
* \return \c 0 if successful.
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL if \p buf isn't
* large enough to hold the value of \p X.
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA if the external representation
* of \p m is invalid.
* large enough to hold the value of \p r (without leading
* zeroes).
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA if of \p ext_rep is invalid.
*/
int mbedtls_mpi_mod_write( const mbedtls_mpi_mod_residue *r,
const mbedtls_mpi_mod_modulus *m,