ablkcipher_request_alloc9
Allocate request data structure
Usage
struct ablkcipher_request * ablkcipher_request_alloc(struct crypto_ablkcipher * 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.
Overview
Allocate the request data structure that must be used with the ablkcipher encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided ablkcipher handle is registered in the request data structure.
Return
allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory