Hi Herbert,
On Mon, 18 May 2015 08:41:21 +0800
Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 12:48:11PM +0200, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> >
> > Yep, but then they shouldn't be declared with CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC and as an
not ^
> > ablkcipher algorithm (*Asynchronous* Block Cipher), right ?
>
> Right. They can still use ablkcipher but should clear the ASYNC
> bit.
Okay, just to be sure, what does "Asynchronous" mean in ablkcipher or
ahash ?
Is it related to the fact that crypto operations can be done in
multiple steps (e.g.: one set_key + several encrypt chunk operations),
or is this something else ?
Best Regards,
Boris
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