Add error message when sha256 algorithm is not supported
It failed silently when crypto_alloc_tfm() failed, so add an error message to inform the developer to enable sha256 algorithm support. Signed-off-by: Yu Chien Peter Lin <peterlin.tw@pm.me>
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@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ static int cryptosha256_init(void)
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struct shash_desc *shash;
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sha256 = crypto_alloc_shash("sha256", 0, 0);
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if (IS_ERR(sha256))
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if (IS_ERR(sha256)) {
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pr_err(
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"%s(): Failed to allocate sha256 algorithm, enable CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA256 and try again.\n",
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__func__);
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return -1;
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}
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shash = kmalloc(sizeof(struct shash_desc) + crypto_shash_descsize(sha256),
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GFP_KERNEL);
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@ -1891,6 +1891,7 @@ To handle crypto stuff, the kernel has its own API enabling common methods of en
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Calculating and checking the hashes of things is a common operation.
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Here is a demonstration of how to calculate a sha256 hash within a kernel module.
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To provide the sha256 algorithm support, make sure \cpp|CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA256| is enabled in kernel.
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\samplec{examples/cryptosha256.c}
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