crypto_alloc_skcipher

crypto_alloc_skcipher
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Name

crypto_alloc_skcipher — allocate symmetric key cipher handle

Synopsis

`struct crypto_skcipher * crypto_alloc_skcipher (`	const char * `alg_name`,
	u32 `type`,
	u32 `mask)`;

Arguments

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

Description

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

Return

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