crypto_rng_get_bytes (9) Linux Manual Page
crypto_rng_get_bytes – get random number
Synopsis
int crypto_rng_get_bytes(struct crypto_rng *tfm, u8 *rdata, unsigned int dlen);Arguments
tfm
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- cipher handle
rdata
- output buffer holding the random numbers
dlen
- length of the output buffer
Description
This function fills the caller-allocated buffer with random numbers using the random number generator referenced by the cipher handle.
Return
0 function was successful; < 0 if an error occurred
Authors
Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de>
- Author.
Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de>
- Author.