NAME
crypto_alloc_skcipher - allocate symmetric key cipher handle
SYNOPSIS
struct crypto_skcipher * crypto_alloc_skcipher(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
ARGUMENTS
alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the skcipher cipher
type
specifies the type of the cipher
mask
specifies the mask for the cipher
DESCRIPTION
Allocate a cipher handle for an skcipher. The returned struct crypto_skcipher is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that skcipher.
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.