crypto_alloc_cipher (9) Linux Manual Page
crypto_alloc_cipher – allocate single block cipher handle
Synopsis
struct crypto_cipher *crypto_alloc_cipher(const char *alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);Arguments
alg_name
-
- is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the single block cipher
type
- specifies the type of the cipher
mask
- specifies the mask for the cipher
Description
Allocate a cipher handle for a single block cipher. The returned struct crypto_cipher is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that single block cipher.
Return
allocated cipher handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.
Authors
Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de>
- Author.
Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de>
- Author.