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Commit 7b0bac64 authored by Herbert Xu's avatar Herbert Xu
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crypto: api - Rebirth of crypto_alloc_tfm



This patch reintroduces a completely revamped crypto_alloc_tfm.
The biggest change is that we now take two crypto_type objects
when allocating a tfm, a frontend and a backend.  In fact this
simply formalises what we've been doing behind the API's back.

For example, as it stands crypto_alloc_ahash may use an
actual ahash algorithm or a crypto_hash algorithm.  Putting
this in the API allows us to do this much more cleanly.

The existing types will be converted across gradually.

Signed-off-by: default avatarHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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