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    crypto: af_alg - User-space interface for Crypto API · 03c8efc1
    Herbert Xu authored
    
    
    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: default avatarHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
    Acked-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
    Tested-by: default avatarMartin Willi <martin@strongswan.org>
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