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Diffstat (limited to 'crypto')
-rw-r--r-- | crypto/algif_aead.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/algif_aead.c b/crypto/algif_aead.c index 668ef402c6eb..f849311e9fd4 100644 --- a/crypto/algif_aead.c +++ b/crypto/algif_aead.c @@ -556,18 +556,8 @@ static int aead_recvmsg_sync(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, int flags) lock_sock(sk); /* - * AEAD memory structure: For encryption, the tag is appended to the - * ciphertext which implies that the memory allocated for the ciphertext - * must be increased by the tag length. For decryption, the tag - * is expected to be concatenated to the ciphertext. The plaintext - * therefore has a memory size of the ciphertext minus the tag length. - * - * The memory structure for cipher operation has the following - * structure: - * AEAD encryption input: assoc data || plaintext - * AEAD encryption output: cipherntext || auth tag - * AEAD decryption input: assoc data || ciphertext || auth tag - * AEAD decryption output: plaintext + * Please see documentation of aead_request_set_crypt for the + * description of the AEAD memory structure expected from the caller. */ if (ctx->more) { |