linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/12] crypto: add helper function for akcipher

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Message-ID: <20191122103417.wdeycddrpq4iorho@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:34:17 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Iuliana Prodan <iuliana.prodan@....com>
Cc:     Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@....com>,
        Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Gary Hook <gary.hook@....com>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] crypto: add helper function for akcipher_request

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 10:29:01AM +0000, Iuliana Prodan wrote:
>
> Why can't we use this? There are similar functions for 
> skcipher/aead/ahash and they are all in include/crypto.

Because we don't want drivers to use the underlying crypto_request
at all.  All drivers should be using the aead_request and others.

Only infrastructure code such as crypto_engine may use the base
type internally.

Cheers,
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