SYNOPSIS
- struct crypto_shash * crypto_alloc_shash(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
ARGUMENTS
alg_name
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- 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.
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