linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.18] crypto/api: optional cleanup functionalitiy

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Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:21:17 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	rtcvb32@...oo.com
Cc:	jmorris@...ercode.com.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18] crypto/api:  optional cleanup functionalitiy

Era Scarecrow <rtcvb32@...oo.com> wrote:
> From: Ryan Cecil <rtcvb32@...fey.com>
> 
> Adds the function call cleanup to all crypto/cipher/digest calls. Certain
> select ciphers require a larger dynamic memory allocation, which isn't cleaned
> when closed. The cleanup code will be called to clean those up before being
> released.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Cecil <rtcvb32@...fey.com>

We have the cra_exit hook which already does this.

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