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CRYPTO_ALLOC_AEAD(9) | Programming Interface | CRYPTO_ALLOC_AEAD(9) |
NAME¶
crypto_alloc_aead - allocate AEAD cipher handle
SYNOPSIS¶
struct crypto_aead * crypto_alloc_aead(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
ARGUMENTS¶
alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name
of the AEAD cipher
type
specifies the type of the cipher
mask
specifies the mask for the cipher
DESCRIPTION¶
Allocate a cipher handle for an AEAD. The returned struct crypto_aead is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that AEAD.
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¶
January 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. |