AEAD_REQUEST_ALLOC(9)                 Programming Interface                 AEAD_REQUEST_ALLOC(9)



NAME
       aead_request_alloc - allocate request data structure

SYNOPSIS
       struct aead_request * aead_request_alloc(struct crypto_aead * tfm, gfp_t gfp);

ARGUMENTS
       tfm
           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

AUTHORS
       Stephan Mueller <smueller AT chronox.de>
           Author.

       Marek Vasut <marek AT denx.de>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                     AEAD_REQUEST_ALLOC(9)