Re: Questions about ahash

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Mark Allyn <allyn@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Herbert:
> 
> Perhaps this is very fundamential, but what is the difference between
> synchronous and asynchronous as far as crypto is concerned? My device
> performs encryption and decryption asynchronously in relation to
> the main processor in the system. The driver tells the device to
> do x, then goes away and does other stuff, then gets an interrupt
> when the device is done and ready.

That is clearly a candidate for the ahash interface.

Cheers,
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