CRYPTO_ALLOC_AHASH(9)                 Programming Interface                 CRYPTO_ALLOC_AHASH(9)



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.

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

       Marek Vasut <marek AT denx.de>
           Author.

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