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Date:   Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:03:11 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
To:     Kalyani Akula <kalyani.akula@xilinx.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: Adds user space interface for ALG_SET_KEY_TYPE
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Kalyani Akula <kalyani.akula@xilinx.com> wrote:
> ALG_SET_KEY_TYPE requires caller to pass the key_type to be used
> for AES encryption/decryption.
> 
> Sometimes the cipher key will be stored in the device's
> hardware (eFuse, BBRAM etc).So,there is a need to specify the information
> about the key-type to use it for Encrypt or Decrypt operations.
> 
> This patch implements the above requirement.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kalyani Akula <kalyani.akula@xilinx.com>

This patch does not make sense by itself.  Please post it together
with the patches that will make use of this.

Thanks,
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