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