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.\"      Date: April 2019
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.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.168
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.TH "CRYPTO_ALLOC_AKCIPHE" "9" "April 2019" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.9\&." "Programming Interface"
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.SH "NAME"
crypto_alloc_akcipher \- allocate AKCIPHER tfm handle
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ crypto_akcipher\ *\ crypto_alloc_akcipher('u
.BI "struct crypto_akcipher * crypto_alloc_akcipher(const\ char\ *\ " "alg_name" ", u32\ " "type" ", u32\ " "mask" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIalg_name\fR
.RS 4
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the public key algorithm e\&.g\&.
\(lqrsa\(rq
.RE
.PP
\fItype\fR
.RS 4
specifies the type of the algorithm
.RE
.PP
\fImask\fR
.RS 4
specifies the mask for the algorithm
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate a handle for public key algorithm\&. The returned struct crypto_akcipher is the handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for the public key operations\&.
.SH "RETURN"
.PP
allocated handle in case of success;
\fBIS_ERR\fR
is true in case of an error,
\fBPTR_ERR\fR
returns the error code\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBStephan Mueller\fR <\&smueller@chronox.de\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.PP
\fBMarek Vasut\fR <\&marek@denx.de\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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