[PATCH v1 2/2] doc_ cmd: add documentation for sm3sum
Heiko Schocher
hs at nabladev.com
Tue Jan 6 15:14:05 CET 2026
add documentation for sm3sum command.
Signed-off-by: Heiko Schocher <hs at nabladev.com>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+ Copyright 2025 Nabladev
+ Written by Heiko Schocher <hs at nabladev.com>
+
+.. index::
+ single: sm3sum (command)
+
+sm3sum command
+==============
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+::
+
+ sm3sum - compute SM3 message digest
+
+ Usage:
+ sm3sum address count [[*]sum]
+ - compute SM3 message digest [save to sum]
+ sm3sum -v address count [*]sum
+ - verify sm3sum of memory area
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The sm3sum command calculates the SM3_256 Hash from a
+address with length of count bytes. If the -v option is
+passed to the command, it compares the calculated hash
+with the hash found at address sum.
+
+The SM3 secure hash, is calculated as specified by OSCCA GM/T
+0004-2012 SM3 and described at
+
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-sca-cfrg-sm3-02
+
+Parameters
+----------
+
+address
+ address from where the sm3 hash is calculated
+
+count
+ length in bytes of memory area for which the sm3 hash is calculated
+
+sum
+ address of hash to which the calculated hash gets stored
+
+ or if "-v" option is passed:
+
+ address of hash with which the calculated hash gets compared.
+
+Example
+-------
+
+create some data
+
+::
+
+ u-boot=> mw 0x0000000100000000 0x426f6f46 1
+ u-boot=> md.b 0x0000000100000000 4
+ 00000000: 46 6f 6f 42 FooB
+
+and calculate the sm3sum from address and store it in environment
+variable hashval
+
+::
+
+ u-boot=> sm3sum 0x0000000100000000 4 hashval
+ sm3_256 for 100000000 ... 100000003 ==> cdf49da4e33017bf2d9fe87b885d80c9a7c920be7e10ffb8c89036a1eb1503b7
+ u-boot=> print hashval
+ hashval=cdf49da4e33017bf2d9fe87b885d80c9a7c920be7e10ffb8c89036a1eb1503b7
+ u-boot=>
+
+or calculate sm3sum from address and store it at address sum
+
+::
+
+ u-boot=> sm3sum 0x0000000100000000 4 *0x0000000110000000
+ sm3_256 for 100000000 ... 100000003 ==> cdf49da4e33017bf2d9fe87b885d80c9a7c920be7e10ffb8c89036a1eb1503b7
+
+and now check if this hash is a valid sm3sum with "-v" option
+
+::
+
+ u-boot=> sm3sum -v 0x0000000100000000 4 *0x0000000110000000
+ u-boot=> echo $?
+ 0
+
+example with wrong hash
+
+::
+
+ u-boot=> sm3sum -v 0x0000000100000000 4 *0x0000000110000004
+ sm3_256 for 100000000 ... 100000003 ==> cdf49da4e33017bf2d9fe87b885d80c9a7c920be7e10ffb8c89036a1eb1503b7 != e33017bf2d9fe87b885d80c9a7c920be7e10ffb8c89036a1eb1503b7ffffffff ** ERROR **
+ u-boot=>
+
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+Enable the sm3sum command via Kconfig option CONFIG_CMD_SM3SUM.
+The "-v" option is separate enabled through Kconfig option
+CONFIG_SM3SUM_VERIFY.
+
+
+Return value
+------------
+
+The return value $? is true (0) if the hash is calculated or if
+the created hash is the same as the hash stored in memory at
+address sum.
+
+The return value is false (1) if there is a problem with
+calculating the hash, or if the hash is not the same as
+the hash stored ar address sum.
--
2.20.1
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