[PATCH] lib/crypto: docs: Fix some sentence fragments
From: Eric Biggers
Date: Wed Jul 08 2026 - 22:27:46 EST
Currently, the section about the library API for each algorithm begins
with a noun phrase that was intended to serve as an elaboration on the
title. It's better to use complete sentences.
Suggested-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst | 6 +--
Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst | 38 ++++++++++---------
Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst | 2 +-
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst
index dd5ce2f8b515..fd85e27fab8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Block ciphers
AES
---
-Support for the AES block cipher.
+This API provides support for the AES block cipher.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/aes.h
DES
---
-Support for the DES block cipher. This algorithm is obsolete and is supported
-only for backwards compatibility.
+This API provides support for the DES block cipher. This algorithm is obsolete
+and is supported only for backwards compatibility.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/des.h
diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst
index 4248e6fdc952..fa4c54236af6 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst
@@ -6,81 +6,83 @@ Hash functions, MACs, and XOFs
AES-CMAC and AES-XCBC-MAC
-------------------------
-Support for the AES-CMAC and AES-XCBC-MAC message authentication codes.
+This API provides support for the AES-CMAC and AES-XCBC-MAC message
+authentication codes.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/aes-cbc-macs.h
BLAKE2b
-------
-Support for the BLAKE2b cryptographic hash function.
+This API provides support for the BLAKE2b cryptographic hash function.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/blake2b.h
BLAKE2s
-------
-Support for the BLAKE2s cryptographic hash function.
+This API provides support for the BLAKE2s cryptographic hash function.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/blake2s.h
GHASH and POLYVAL
-----------------
-Support for the GHASH and POLYVAL universal hash functions. These algorithms
-are used only as internal components of other algorithms.
+This API provides support for the GHASH and POLYVAL universal hash functions.
+These algorithms are used only as internal components of other algorithms.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/gf128hash.h
MD5
---
-Support for the MD5 cryptographic hash function and HMAC-MD5. This algorithm is
-obsolete and is supported only for backwards compatibility.
+This API provides support for the MD5 cryptographic hash function and HMAC-MD5.
+This algorithm is obsolete and is supported only for backwards compatibility.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/md5.h
NH
--
-Support for the NH universal hash function. This algorithm is used only as an
-internal component of other algorithms.
+This API provides support for the NH universal hash function. This algorithm is
+used only as an internal component of other algorithms.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/nh.h
Poly1305
--------
-Support for the Poly1305 universal hash function. This algorithm is used only
-as an internal component of other algorithms.
+This API provides support for the Poly1305 universal hash function. This
+algorithm is used only as an internal component of other algorithms.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/poly1305.h
SHA-1
-----
-Support for the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function and HMAC-SHA1. This algorithm
-is obsolete and is supported only for backwards compatibility.
+This API provides support for the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function and
+HMAC-SHA1. This algorithm is obsolete and is supported only for backwards
+compatibility.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/sha1.h
SHA-2
-----
-Support for the SHA-2 family of cryptographic hash functions, including SHA-224,
-SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. This also includes their corresponding HMACs:
-HMAC-SHA224, HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA384, and HMAC-SHA512.
+This API provides support for the SHA-2 family of cryptographic hash functions,
+including SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. This also includes their
+corresponding HMACs: HMAC-SHA224, HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA384, and HMAC-SHA512.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/sha2.h
SHA-3
-----
-The SHA-3 functions are documented in :ref:`sha3`.
+The SHA-3 API is documented in :ref:`sha3`.
SM3
---
-Support for the SM3 cryptographic hash function.
+This API provides support for the SM3 cryptographic hash function.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/sm3.h
diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst
index e80d59fa51b6..2a6dc793f0de 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ Digital signature algorithms
ML-DSA
------
-Support for the ML-DSA digital signature algorithm.
+This API provides support for the ML-DSA digital signature algorithm.
.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/mldsa.h
base-commit: 8cdeaa50eae8dad34885515f62559ee83e7e8dda
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2.55.0