Faster PoT verification for CPUs that support AVX512F+VAES

crates/subspace-proof-of-time/src/aes.rs

@@ -51,6 +51,25 @@ pub(crate) fn verify_sequential(
 ) -> bool {
     assert_eq!(checkpoint_iterations % 2, 0);
 
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    {
+        cpufeatures::new!(has_aes, "avx512f", "vaes");
+        if has_aes::get() {
+            return unsafe {
+                x86_64::verify_sequential_avx512f(&seed, &key, checkpoints, checkpoint_iterations)
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    verify_sequential_generic(seed, key, checkpoints, checkpoint_iterations)
+}
+
+fn verify_sequential_generic(
+    seed: PotSeed,
+    key: PotKey,
+    checkpoints: &PotCheckpoints,
+    checkpoint_iterations: u32,
+) -> bool {
     let key = Array::from(*key);
     let cipher = Aes128::new(&key);
 
@@ -113,6 +132,12 @@ mod tests {
             &checkpoints,
             checkpoint_iterations,
         ));
+        assert!(verify_sequential_generic(
+            seed,
+            key,
+            &checkpoints,
+            checkpoint_iterations,
+        ));
 
         // Decryption of invalid cipher text fails.
         let mut checkpoints_1 = checkpoints;
@@ -123,6 +148,12 @@ mod tests {
             &checkpoints_1,
             checkpoint_iterations,
         ));
+        assert!(!verify_sequential_generic(
+            seed,
+            key,
+            &checkpoints_1,
+            checkpoint_iterations,
+        ));
 
         // Decryption with wrong number of iterations fails.
         assert!(!verify_sequential(
@@ -131,12 +162,24 @@ mod tests {
             &checkpoints,
             checkpoint_iterations + 2,
         ));
+        assert!(!verify_sequential_generic(
+            seed,
+            key,
+            &checkpoints,
+            checkpoint_iterations + 2,
+        ));
         assert!(!verify_sequential(
             seed,
             key,
             &checkpoints,
             checkpoint_iterations - 2,
         ));
+        assert!(!verify_sequential_generic(
+            seed,
+            key,
+            &checkpoints,
+            checkpoint_iterations - 2,
+        ));
 
         // Decryption with wrong seed fails.
         assert!(!verify_sequential(
@@ -145,6 +188,12 @@ mod tests {
             &checkpoints,
             checkpoint_iterations,
         ));
+        assert!(!verify_sequential_generic(
+            PotSeed::from(SEED_1),
+            key,
+            &checkpoints,
+            checkpoint_iterations,
+        ));
 
         // Decryption with wrong key fails.
         assert!(!verify_sequential(
@@ -153,5 +202,11 @@ mod tests {
             &checkpoints,
             checkpoint_iterations,
         ));
+        assert!(!verify_sequential_generic(
+            seed,
+            PotKey::from(KEY_1),
+            &checkpoints,
+            checkpoint_iterations,
+        ));
     }
 }

crates/subspace-proof-of-time/src/aes/x86_64.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use core::arch::x86_64::*;
-use core::mem;
-use subspace_core_primitives::pot::PotCheckpoints;
+use core::{array, mem};
+use subspace_core_primitives::pot::{PotCheckpoints, PotOutput};
+
+const NUM_ROUND_KEYS: usize = 11;
 
 /// Create PoT proof with checkpoints
 #[target_feature(enable = "aes")]
@@ -12,40 +14,116 @@ pub(super) unsafe fn create(
 ) -> PotCheckpoints {
     let mut checkpoints = PotCheckpoints::default();
 
-    let keys_reg = expand_key(key);
-    let xor_key = _mm_xor_si128(keys_reg[10], keys_reg[0]);
-    let mut seed_reg = _mm_loadu_si128(seed.as_ptr() as *const __m128i);
-    seed_reg = _mm_xor_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[0]);
-    for checkpoint in checkpoints.iter_mut() {
-        for _ in 0..checkpoint_iterations {
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[1]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[2]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[3]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[4]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[5]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[6]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[7]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[8]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[9]);
-            seed_reg = _mm_aesenclast_si128(seed_reg, xor_key);
-        }
+    unsafe {
+        let keys_reg = expand_key(key);
+        let xor_key = _mm_xor_si128(keys_reg[10], keys_reg[0]);
+        let mut seed_reg = _mm_loadu_si128(seed.as_ptr() as *const __m128i);
+        seed_reg = _mm_xor_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[0]);
+        for checkpoint in checkpoints.iter_mut() {
+            for _ in 0..checkpoint_iterations {
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[1]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[2]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[3]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[4]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[5]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[6]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[7]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[8]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenc_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[9]);
+                seed_reg = _mm_aesenclast_si128(seed_reg, xor_key);
+            }
 
-        let checkpoint_reg = _mm_xor_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[0]);
-        _mm_storeu_si128(
-            checkpoint.as_mut().as_mut_ptr() as *mut __m128i,
-            checkpoint_reg,
-        );
+            let checkpoint_reg = _mm_xor_si128(seed_reg, keys_reg[0]);
+            _mm_storeu_si128(checkpoint.as_mut_ptr() as *mut __m128i, checkpoint_reg);
+        }
     }
 
     checkpoints
 }
 
+/// Verification mimics `create` function, but also has decryption half for better performance
+#[target_feature(enable = "avx512f,vaes")]
+#[inline]
+pub(super) unsafe fn verify_sequential_avx512f(
+    seed: &[u8; 16],
+    key: &[u8; 16],
+    checkpoints: &PotCheckpoints,
+    checkpoint_iterations: u32,
+) -> bool {
+    let checkpoints = PotOutput::repr_from_slice(checkpoints.as_slice());
+
+    unsafe {
+        let keys_reg = expand_key(key);
+        let xor_key = _mm_xor_si128(keys_reg[10], keys_reg[0]);
+        let xor_key_512 = _mm512_broadcast_i32x4(xor_key);
+
+        // Invert keys for decryption
+        let mut inv_keys = keys_reg;
+        for i in 1..10 {
+            inv_keys[i] = _mm_aesimc_si128(keys_reg[10 - i]);
+        }
+
+        let keys_512 = array::from_fn::<_, NUM_ROUND_KEYS, _>(|i| _mm512_broadcast_i32x4(keys_reg[i]));
+        let inv_keys_512 =
+            array::from_fn::<_, NUM_ROUND_KEYS, _>(|i| _mm512_broadcast_i32x4(inv_keys[i]));
+
+        let mut input_0 = [[0u8; 16]; 4];
+        input_0[0] = *seed;
+        input_0[1..].copy_from_slice(&checkpoints[..3]);
+        let mut input_0 = _mm512_loadu_si512(input_0.as_ptr() as *const __m512i);
+        let mut input_1 = _mm512_loadu_si512(checkpoints[3..7].as_ptr() as *const __m512i);
+
+        let mut output_0 = _mm512_loadu_si512(checkpoints[0..4].as_ptr() as *const __m512i);
+        let mut output_1 = _mm512_loadu_si512(checkpoints[4..8].as_ptr() as *const __m512i);
+
+        input_0 = _mm512_xor_si512(input_0, keys_512[0]);
+        input_1 = _mm512_xor_si512(input_1, keys_512[0]);
+
+        output_0 = _mm512_xor_si512(output_0, keys_512[10]);
+        output_1 = _mm512_xor_si512(output_1, keys_512[10]);
+
+        for _ in 0..checkpoint_iterations / 2 {
+            for i in 1..10 {
+                input_0 = _mm512_aesenc_epi128(input_0, keys_512[i]);
+                input_1 = _mm512_aesenc_epi128(input_1, keys_512[i]);
+
+                output_0 = _mm512_aesdec_epi128(output_0, inv_keys_512[i]);
+                output_1 = _mm512_aesdec_epi128(output_1, inv_keys_512[i]);
+            }
+
+            input_0 = _mm512_aesenclast_epi128(input_0, xor_key_512);
+            input_1 = _mm512_aesenclast_epi128(input_1, xor_key_512);
+
+            output_0 = _mm512_aesdeclast_epi128(output_0, xor_key_512);
+            output_1 = _mm512_aesdeclast_epi128(output_1, xor_key_512);
+        }
+
+        // Code below is a more efficient version of this:
+        // input_0 = _mm512_xor_si512(input_0, keys_512[0]);
+        // input_1 = _mm512_xor_si512(input_1, keys_512[0]);
+        // output_0 = _mm512_xor_si512(output_0, keys_512[10]);
+        // output_1 = _mm512_xor_si512(output_1, keys_512[10]);
+        //
+        // let mask0 = _mm512_cmpeq_epu64_mask(input_0, output_0);
+        // let mask1 = _mm512_cmpeq_epu64_mask(input_1, output_1);
+
+        let diff_0 = _mm512_xor_si512(input_0, output_0);
+        let diff_1 = _mm512_xor_si512(input_1, output_1);
+
+        let mask0 = _mm512_cmpeq_epu64_mask(diff_0, xor_key_512);
+        let mask1 = _mm512_cmpeq_epu64_mask(diff_1, xor_key_512);
+
+        // All inputs match outputs
+        (mask0 & mask1) == u8::MAX
+    }
+}
+
 // Below code copied with minor changes from following place under MIT/Apache-2.0 license by Artyom
 // Pavlov:
 // https://github.com/RustCrypto/block-ciphers/blob/9413fcadd28d53854954498c0589b747d8e4ade2/aes/src/ni/aes128.rs
 
 /// AES-128 round keys
-type RoundKeys = [__m128i; 11];
+type RoundKeys = [__m128i; NUM_ROUND_KEYS];
 
 macro_rules! expand_round {
     ($keys:expr, $pos:expr, $round:expr) => {
@@ -72,9 +150,10 @@ macro_rules! expand_round {
 unsafe fn expand_key(key: &[u8; 16]) -> RoundKeys {
     // SAFETY: `RoundKeys` is a `[__m128i; 11]` which can be initialized
     // with all zeroes.
-    let mut keys: RoundKeys = mem::zeroed();
+    let mut keys: RoundKeys = unsafe { mem::zeroed() };
 
-    let k = _mm_loadu_si128(key.as_ptr() as *const __m128i);
+    // SAFETY: No alignment requirement in `_mm_loadu_si128`
+    let k = unsafe { _mm_loadu_si128(key.as_ptr() as *const __m128i) };
     keys[0] = k;
 
     expand_round!(keys, 1, 0x01);

crates/subspace-proof-of-time/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Proof of time implementation.
 
+#![cfg_attr(target_arch = "x86_64", feature(stdarch_x86_avx512))]
 #![no_std]
 
 mod aes;