SYNOPSIS
- struct aead_request * aead_request_alloc(struct crypto_aead * tfm, gfp_t gfp);
ARGUMENTS
tfm
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- cipher handle to be registered with the request
gfp
- memory allocation flag that is handed to kmalloc by the API call.
DESCRIPTION
Allocate the request data structure that must be used with the AEAD encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided aead handle is registered in the request data structure.
RETURN
allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
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