Name
crypto_alloc_cipher —
allocate single block cipher handle
Synopsis
struct crypto_cipher * crypto_alloc_cipher ( | const char * alg_name, |
| | u32 type, |
| | u32 mask); |
Arguments
alg_name
is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the
single block cipher
type
specifies the type of the cipher
mask
specifies the mask for the cipher
Description
Allocate a cipher handle for a single block cipher. The returned struct
crypto_cipher is the cipher handle that is required for any subsequent API
invocation for that single block cipher.
Return
allocated cipher handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case
of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.