---
name: "akcipher_request_alloc"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/akcipher_request_alloc"
---

# akcipher\_request\_alloc(9)

allocates public key request

## NAME

akcipher\_request\_alloc - allocates public key request

## SYNOPSIS

**struct akcipher\_request \* akcipher\_request\_alloc(struct crypto\_akcipher \*** *tfm***, gfp\_t** *gfp***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*tfm*

AKCIPHER tfm handle allocated with **crypto\_alloc\_akcipher**

*gfp*

allocation flags

## RETURN

allocated handle in case of success or NULL in case of an error.

## AUTHORS

**Stephan Mueller** \<smueller@chronox.de\>

Author.

**Marek Vasut** \<marek@denx.de\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT