crypto: skcipher - remove the "blkcipher" algorithm type
Now that all "blkcipher" algorithms have been converted to "skcipher",
remove the blkcipher algorithm type.
The skcipher (symmetric key cipher) algorithm type was introduced a few
years ago to replace both blkcipher and ablkcipher (synchronous and
asynchronous block cipher). The advantages of skcipher include:
- A much less confusing name, since none of these algorithm types have
ever actually been for raw block ciphers, but rather for all
length-preserving encryption modes including block cipher modes of
operation, stream ciphers, and other length-preserving modes.
- It unified blkcipher and ablkcipher into a single algorithm type
which supports both synchronous and asynchronous implementations.
Note, blkcipher already operated only on scatterlists, so the fact
that skcipher does too isn't a regression in functionality.
- Better type safety by using struct skcipher_alg, struct
crypto_skcipher, etc. instead of crypto_alg, crypto_tfm, etc.
- It sometimes simplifies the implementations of algorithms.
Also, the blkcipher API was no longer being tested.
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index d8ba541..3e1f9e9 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__crypto_alloc_tfm);
*
* 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.
+ * crypto_alloc_skcipher().
*
* In case of error the return value is an error pointer.
*/