+ * crypto_alloc_tfm - Locate algorithm and allocate transform
+ * @alg_name: Name of algorithm
+ * @frontend: Frontend algorithm type
+ * @type: Type of algorithm
+ * @mask: Mask for type comparison
+ *
+ * crypto_alloc_tfm() will first attempt to locate an already loaded
+ * algorithm. If that fails and the kernel supports dynamically loadable
+ * modules, it will then attempt to load a module of the same name or
+ * alias. If that fails it will send a query to any loaded crypto manager
+ * to construct an algorithm on the fly. A refcount is grabbed on the
+ * algorithm which is then associated with the new transform.
+ *
+ * The returned transform is of a non-determinate type. Most people
+ * should use one of the more specific allocation functions such as
+ * crypto_alloc_blkcipher.
+ *
+ * In case of error the return value is an error pointer.
+ */
+void *crypto_alloc_tfm(const char *alg_name,
+ const struct crypto_type *frontend, u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+ void *tfm;
+ int err;
+
+ for (;;) {
+ struct crypto_alg *alg;
+
+ alg = crypto_find_alg(alg_name, frontend, type, mask);
+ if (IS_ERR(alg)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(alg);
+ goto err;
+ }
+
+ tfm = crypto_create_tfm(alg, frontend);
+ if (!IS_ERR(tfm))
+ return tfm;
+
+ crypto_mod_put(alg);
+ err = PTR_ERR(tfm);
+
+err:
+ if (err != -EAGAIN)
+ break;
+ if (signal_pending(current)) {
+ err = -EINTR;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_alloc_tfm);
+
+/*
+ * crypto_destroy_tfm - Free crypto transform
+ * @mem: Start of tfm slab