sm3crypt is used by some Linux distros for password hashing ($sm3$ hash type). It would be nice if Gentoo supported it for the sake of interoperability. I'll prep a PR that adapts from https://gitee.com/src-openeuler/libxcrypt/blob/master/add-sm3-crypt-support.patch to add sm3crypt support (doesn't change the defaults, should not change behavior unless asked).
I think this will be included in the next libxcrypt release (see upstream PR). Is there some reason you need it sooner?
(In reply to Mike Gilbert from comment #1) > I think this will be included in the next libxcrypt release (see upstream > PR). > > Is there some reason you need it sooner? Oh! Good call. I have been carrying these around in a local overlay for a while, didn't realize upstream had merged support for this. I'll just keep this in my overlay until a release that includes them is out, thanks!