Name
crypto_alloc_shash —
allocate message digest handle
Synopsis
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
Description
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.