NAME
crypto_alloc_ahash - allocate ahash cipher handle
SYNOPSIS
struct crypto_ahash * crypto_alloc_ahash(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
ARGUMENTS
alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the ahash cipher
type
specifies the type of the cipher
mask
specifies the mask for the cipher
DESCRIPTION
Allocate a cipher handle for an ahash. The returned struct crypto_ahash is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that ahash.
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 <[email protected]>
Author.
Marek Vasut <[email protected]>
Author.