crypto_alloc_cipher (9) - Linux Manuals

crypto_alloc_cipher: allocate single block cipher handle

Command to display crypto_alloc_cipher manual in Linux: $ man 9 crypto_alloc_cipher

NAME

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.