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CRYPTO_ALLOC_SKCIPHE(9) Programming Interface CRYPTO_ALLOC_SKCIPHE(9)

NAME

crypto_alloc_skcipher - allocate symmetric key cipher handle

SYNOPSIS

struct crypto_skcipher * crypto_alloc_skcipher(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);

ARGUMENTS

alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the skcipher cipher

type

specifies the type of the cipher

mask

specifies the mask for the cipher

DESCRIPTION

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

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@chronox.de>
Author.

Marek Vasut <marek@denx.de>

Author.

COPYRIGHT

April 2019 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.