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CRYPTO_RNG_GET_BYTES(9) Programming Interface CRYPTO_RNG_GET_BYTES(9)

NAME

crypto_rng_get_bytes - get random number

SYNOPSIS

int crypto_rng_get_bytes(struct crypto_rng * tfm, u8 * rdata, unsigned int dlen);

ARGUMENTS

tfm
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@chronox.de>
Author.
Marek Vasut <marek@denx.de>
Author.

COPYRIGHT

January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.