include/crypto/rng.h

3  * RNG: Random Number Generator  algorithms under the crypto API
33  * struct rng_alg - random number generator definition
36  *		random number. The random number generator transform
37  *		must generate the random number out of the context
40  * @seed:	Seed or reseed the random number generator.  With the
41  *		invocation of this function call, the random number
43  *		random number generator requires a seed for setting
50  * @seedsize:	The seed size required for a random number generator
52  *		random number generators does not require a seed
85  * DOC: Random number generator API
87  * The random number generator API is used with the ciphers of type
98  * Allocate a cipher handle for a random number generator. The returned struct
100  * API invocation for that random number generator.
102  * For all random number generators, this call creates a new private copy of
103  * the random number generator that does not share a state with other
104  * instances. The only exception is the "krng" random number generator which
106  * /dev/random driver.
127  * Return the generic name (cra_name) of the initialized random number generator
168  * crypto_rng_generate() - get random number
172  * @dst: output buffer holding the random numbers
175  * This function fills the caller-allocated buffer with random
176  * numbers using the random number generator referenced by the
199  * crypto_rng_get_bytes() - get random number
201  * @rdata: output buffer holding the random numbers
204  * This function fills the caller-allocated buffer with random numbers using the
205  * random number generator referenced by the cipher handle.
221  * The reset function completely re-initializes the random number generator
224  * on the random number generator type (the ANSI X9.31 RNG requires
227  * should have the length of the seed size defined for the random number
239  * The function returns the seed size for the random number generator
240  * referenced by the cipher handle. This value may be zero if the random
245  * Return: seed size for the random number generator