Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] keyctl_dh_compute.3: mention /proc/crypto for hashnames

Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] keyctl_dh_compute.3: mention /proc/crypto for hashnames

[David Howells]

Ben Boeckel <mathstuf@gmail.com> wrote:

>  specifies the Linux kernel crypto API name for a hash that shall be used
> -for the key derivation function, such as sha256.
> +for the key derivation function, such as sha256. See
> +.I /proc/crypto
> +for available hashes on the system.
>  The
>  .I hashname
>  must be a NULL terminated string.

I've moved your addition to the end of the paragraph as it seems to read
better there.

David

[PATCH v2 2/7] keyctl_dh_compute.3: mention /proc/crypto for hashnames

[Ben Boeckel]

The kernel does not have a set of known hashnames available. Instead,
/proc/crypto contains the information for the running system.

Signed-off-by: Ben Boeckel <mathstuf@gmail.com>
---
 man/keyctl_dh_compute.3 | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man/keyctl_dh_compute.3 b/man/keyctl_dh_compute.3
index 837c481..bb1274c 100644
--- a/man/keyctl_dh_compute.3
+++ b/man/keyctl_dh_compute.3
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ function.
 The
 .I hashname
 specifies the Linux kernel crypto API name for a hash that shall be used
-for the key derivation function, such as sha256.
+for the key derivation function, such as sha256. See
+.I /proc/crypto
+for available hashes on the system.
 The
 .I hashname
 must be a NULL terminated string.
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