crypto_alloc_shash9
Allocate message digest handle
Usage
struct crypto_shash * crypto_alloc_shash(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
Arguments
alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the message digest cipher
type
specifies the type of the cipher
mask
specifies the mask for the cipher
Overview
Allocate a cipher handle for a message digest. The returned struct crypto_shash is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that message digest.
Return
allocated cipher handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.