From: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:36:19 -0500 > crypto: af_alg - User-space interface for Crypto API > > This patch creates the backbone of the user-space interface for > the Crypto API, through a new socket family AF_ALG. > > Each session corresponds to one or more connections obtained from > that socket. The number depends on the number of inputs/outputs > of that particular type of operation. For most types there will > be a s ingle connection/file descriptor that is used for both input > and output. AEAD is one of the few that require two inputs. > > Each algorithm type will provide its own implementation that plugs > into af_alg. They're keyed using a string such as "skcipher" or > "hash". > > IOW this patch only contains the boring bits that is required > to hold everything together. > > Thakns to Miloslav Trmac for reviewing this and contributing > fixes and improvements. > > Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
