crypto_alloc_ahash (9) - Linux Manuals

crypto_alloc_ahash: allocate ahash cipher handle

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NAME

crypto_alloc_ahash - allocate ahash cipher handle

SYNOPSIS

struct crypto_ahash * crypto_alloc_ahash(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);

ARGUMENTS

alg_name

: is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the ahash cipher

type

: specifies the type of the cipher

mask

: specifies the mask for the cipher

DESCRIPTION

Allocate a cipher handle for an ahash. The returned struct crypto_ahash is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that ahash.

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.