Re: [PATCH 2/4] crypto: af_alg - User-space interface for CryptoAPI

[David Miller]

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>
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