crypto_alloc_akcipher9
Allocate akcipher tfm handle
Usage
struct crypto_akcipher * crypto_alloc_akcipher(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
Arguments
alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the public key algorithm e.g. “rsa”
type
specifies the type of the algorithm
mask
specifies the mask for the algorithm
Overview
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.
Return
allocated handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.