Can you please explain what larval means in this context? I tried googling it an could not find anything meaningful. What is the difference between crypto_alg_lookup and crypto_larval_lookup? I was making an assumption that larval is shorthand for large value as there is nothing meaningful in google except for a type of wormlike form. Thank you Mark Allyn -----Original Message----- From: Lee Nipper [mailto:lee.nipper@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 11:28 AM To: Allyn, Mark A Cc: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] crypto: api.c: doc on crypto_alg_lookup, crypto_larval_lookup, and crypto_alg_mod_lookup On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 13:05, Mark Allyn <mark.a.allyn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Resubmit due to errors on patch submitted 11/4/2010 > > Signed-off-by: Mark A. Allyn <mark.a.allyn@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > crypto/api.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c > index 033a714..d8a7c35 100644 > --- a/crypto/api.c > +++ b/crypto/api.c > @@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ static struct crypto_alg *crypto_larval_wait(struct crypto_alg *alg) > return alg; > } > > +/** > + * crypto_alg_lookup() - get the crypto_alg structure for an algorithm > + * @name: text string containing name of algorithm > + * @type: crypto type defined in include/linux/crypto.h > + * @mask: mask of allowable crypto types (use or'd list > + * of types as defined in include/linux/crypto.h) > + * @returns: pointer to crypto_alg structure > + */ > struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_lookup(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask) > { > struct crypto_alg *alg; > @@ -205,6 +213,15 @@ struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_lookup(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_alg_lookup); > > +/** > + * crypto_larval_lookup() - gets large value (larval) crypto_alg > + * structure for an algorithm larval is an adjective. omit "large value", as it only adds confusion. > + * @name: text string containing name of algorithm > + * @type: crypto type defined in include/linux/crypto.h > + * @mask: mask of allowable crypto types (use or'd list > + * of types as defined in include/linux/crypto.h) > + * @returns: pointer to crypto_alg structure > + */ > struct crypto_alg *crypto_larval_lookup(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask) > { > struct crypto_alg *alg; > @@ -247,6 +264,14 @@ int crypto_probing_notify(unsigned long val, void *v) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_probing_notify); > > +/** > + * crypto_alg_mod_lookup() - gets the algorithm module > + * @name: text string containing name of algorithm > + * @type: crypto type defined in include/linux/crypto.h > + * @mask: mask of allowable crypto types (use or'd list > + * of types as defined in include/linux/crypto.h) > + * @returns: pointer to crypto_alg structure > + */ > struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_mod_lookup(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask) > { > struct crypto_alg *alg; > -- -- 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
