linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v5 2/4] crypto: add PKE API

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Date:	Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:50:47 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
	jwboyer@...hat.com, smueller@...onox.de, richard@....at,
	steved@...hat.com, qat-linux@...el.com, dhowells@...hat.com,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, james.l.morris@...cle.com,
	jkosina@...e.cz, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	vgoyal@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v5 2/4] crypto: add PKE API

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 01:18:42PM -0700, Tadeusz Struk wrote:
>
> +/**
> + * crypto_register_akcipher() -- Register public key algorithm
> + *
> + * Function registers an implementation of a public key verify algorithm
> + *
> + * @alg:	algorithm definition
> + *
> + * Return: zero on success; error code in case of error
> + */
> +int crypto_register_akcipher(struct akcipher_alg *alg);
> +
> +/**
> + * crypto_unregister_akcipher() -- Unregister public key algorithm
> + *
> + * Function unregisters an implementation of a public key verify algorithm
> + *
> + * @alg:	algorithm definition
> + */
> +void crypto_unregister_akcipher(struct akcipher_alg *alg);

These two functions and anything else that's specific to public key
implementors should go into crypto/internal.

Thanks,
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