crypto_alloc_ablkcipher

crypto_alloc_ablkcipher
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Name

crypto_alloc_ablkcipher — allocate asynchronous block cipher handle

Synopsis

`struct crypto_ablkcipher * crypto_alloc_ablkcipher (`	const char * `alg_name`,
	u32 `type`,
	u32 `mask)`;

Arguments

alg_name: is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the ablkcipher cipher
type: specifies the type of the cipher
mask: specifies the mask for the cipher

Description

Allocate a cipher handle for an ablkcipher. The returned struct crypto_ablkcipher is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for that ablkcipher.

Return

allocated cipher handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.