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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2020-08-03 10:40:14 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2020-08-03 10:40:14 -0700 |
commit | ab5c60b79ab6cc50b39bbb21b2f9fb55af900b84 (patch) | |
tree | 71fa895fbf01e3b88f26cf257d9105f9d286b631 /Documentation/core-api | |
parent | 5577416c39652d395a6045677f4f598564aba1cf (diff) | |
parent | 3cbfe80737c18ac6e635421ab676716a393d3074 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6
Pull crypto updates from Herbert Xu:
"API:
- Add support for allocating transforms on a specific NUMA Node
- Introduce the flag CRYPTO_ALG_ALLOCATES_MEMORY for storage users
Algorithms:
- Drop PMULL based ghash on arm64
- Fixes for building with clang on x86
- Add sha256 helper that does the digest in one go
- Add SP800-56A rev 3 validation checks to dh
Drivers:
- Permit users to specify NUMA node in hisilicon/zip
- Add support for i.MX6 in imx-rngc
- Add sa2ul crypto driver
- Add BA431 hwrng driver
- Add Ingenic JZ4780 and X1000 hwrng driver
- Spread IRQ affinity in inside-secure and marvell/cesa"
* 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6: (157 commits)
crypto: sa2ul - Fix inconsistent IS_ERR and PTR_ERR
hwrng: core - remove redundant initialization of variable ret
crypto: x86/curve25519 - Remove unused carry variables
crypto: ingenic - Add hardware RNG for Ingenic JZ4780 and X1000
dt-bindings: RNG: Add Ingenic RNG bindings.
crypto: caam/qi2 - add module alias
crypto: caam - add more RNG hw error codes
crypto: caam/jr - remove incorrect reference to caam_jr_register()
crypto: caam - silence .setkey in case of bad key length
crypto: caam/qi2 - create ahash shared descriptors only once
crypto: caam/qi2 - fix error reporting for caam_hash_alloc
crypto: caam - remove deadcode on 32-bit platforms
crypto: ccp - use generic power management
crypto: xts - Replace memcpy() invocation with simple assignment
crypto: marvell/cesa - irq balance
crypto: inside-secure - irq balance
crypto: ecc - SP800-56A rev 3 local public key validation
crypto: dh - SP800-56A rev 3 local public key validation
crypto: dh - check validity of Z before export
lib/mpi: Add mpi_sub_ui()
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/core-api')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/core-api/padata.rst | 18 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/padata.rst b/Documentation/core-api/padata.rst index 0830e5b0e821..35175710b43c 100644 --- a/Documentation/core-api/padata.rst +++ b/Documentation/core-api/padata.rst @@ -27,22 +27,11 @@ padata_instance structure for overall control of how jobs are to be run:: #include <linux/padata.h> - struct padata_instance *padata_alloc_possible(const char *name); + struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const char *name); 'name' simply identifies the instance. -There are functions for enabling and disabling the instance:: - - int padata_start(struct padata_instance *pinst); - void padata_stop(struct padata_instance *pinst); - -These functions are setting or clearing the "PADATA_INIT" flag; if that flag is -not set, other functions will refuse to work. padata_start() returns zero on -success (flag set) or -EINVAL if the padata cpumask contains no active CPU -(flag not set). padata_stop() clears the flag and blocks until the padata -instance is unused. - -Finally, complete padata initialization by allocating a padata_shell:: +Then, complete padata initialization by allocating a padata_shell:: struct padata_shell *padata_alloc_shell(struct padata_instance *pinst); @@ -155,11 +144,10 @@ submitted. Destroying ---------- -Cleaning up a padata instance predictably involves calling the three free +Cleaning up a padata instance predictably involves calling the two free functions that correspond to the allocation in reverse:: void padata_free_shell(struct padata_shell *ps); - void padata_stop(struct padata_instance *pinst); void padata_free(struct padata_instance *pinst); It is the user's responsibility to ensure all outstanding jobs are complete |