linux-kernel - Re: [CRYPTO] Use aes hardware crypto device from userspace [Try #2]

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0611012035540.20059@twinlark.arctic.org>
Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:37:22 -0800 (PST)
From:	dean gaudet <dean@...tic.org>
To:	moreau francis <francis_moreau2000@...oo.fr>
cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [CRYPTO] Use aes hardware crypto device from userspace [Try #2]

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, moreau francis wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I need to make AES ciphering in a userspace application. My platform
> has an integrated crypto engine which is used by the kernel through
> the core cryptographic API.
> 
> Is it possible to export easily this hardware to userspace just by writing
> a dumb driver that would rely on the core crypto API ?  Are there any
> races issues ?

perhaps this is of interest:

http://ocf-linux.sourceforge.net/

-dean
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