| Message ID | 20200311221518.25060-1-brian.gix@intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Delegated to: | Brian Gix |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [BlueZ] README: Add Mesh required Kernel Configuration section | expand |
Applied On Wed, 2020-03-11 at 15:15 -0700, Brian Gix wrote: > Not all distributions include all required mesh crypto support. This > adds a section with known kernel required options. > --- > README | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/README b/README > index c7032d02b..ad0a307f4 100644 > --- a/README > +++ b/README > @@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ When neither --enable-mesh nor --enable-btpclient is specified, then this > part is irrelevant and Embedded Linux library is not required. > > > +Kernel Build Options (for Mesh) > +=============================== > + > +The Mesh daemon uses kernel provided crypto utilities to perform required > +security securities of Bluetooth Mesh. Many standard distributions currently > +enable all required crypto features, but a few notable distributions do > +not. > + > +If Mesh Cryptography is not working, the following configuration options > +may need to be enabled, and the kernel rebuilt. > + > +1. A minimum of kernel version 4.9 or later is required > + > +2. The kernel must at a minimum have the following .config options turned on: > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH > + > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_CCM > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEAD > + CONFIG_CRYPTO_CMAC > + > + > Configuration and options > ========================= >
diff --git a/README b/README index c7032d02b..ad0a307f4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ When neither --enable-mesh nor --enable-btpclient is specified, then this part is irrelevant and Embedded Linux library is not required. +Kernel Build Options (for Mesh) +=============================== + +The Mesh daemon uses kernel provided crypto utilities to perform required +security securities of Bluetooth Mesh. Many standard distributions currently +enable all required crypto features, but a few notable distributions do +not. + +If Mesh Cryptography is not working, the following configuration options +may need to be enabled, and the kernel rebuilt. + +1. A minimum of kernel version 4.9 or later is required + +2. The kernel must at a minimum have the following .config options turned on: + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH + + CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES + CONFIG_CRYPTO_CCM + CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEAD + CONFIG_CRYPTO_CMAC + + Configuration and options =========================