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diff --git a/Documentation/s390/crypto/crypto-API.txt b/Documentation/s390/crypto/crypto-API.txt index 29dee792c887..71ae6ca9f2c2 100644 --- a/Documentation/s390/crypto/crypto-API.txt +++ b/Documentation/s390/crypto/crypto-API.txt @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ arch/s390/crypto directory. 2. Probing for availability of MSA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It should be possible to use Kernels with the z990 crypto implementations both -on machines with MSA available an on those without MSA (pre z990 or z990 -without MSA). Therefore a simple probing mechanisms has been implemented: +on machines with MSA available and on those without MSA (pre z990 or z990 +without MSA). Therefore a simple probing mechanism has been implemented: In the init function of each crypto module the availability of MSA and of the respective crypto algorithm in particular will be tested. If the algorithm is available the module will load and register its algorithm with the crypto API. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ available the module will load and register its algorithm with the crypto API. If the respective crypto algorithm is not available, the init function will return -ENOSYS. In that case a fallback to the standard software implementation of the crypto algorithm must be taken ( -> the standard crypto modules are -also build when compiling the kernel). +also built when compiling the kernel). 3. Ensuring z990 crypto module preference @@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ name of the respective module is given in square brackets. - SHA1 Digest Algorithm [sha1 -> sha1_z990] - DES Encrypt/Decrypt Algorithm (64bit key) [des -> des_z990] -- Tripple DES Encrypt/Decrypt Algorithm (128bit key) [des3_ede128 -> des_z990] -- Tripple DES Encrypt/Decrypt Algorithm (192bit key) [des3_ede -> des_z990] +- Triple DES Encrypt/Decrypt Algorithm (128bit key) [des3_ede128 -> des_z990] +- Triple DES Encrypt/Decrypt Algorithm (192bit key) [des3_ede -> des_z990] In order to load, for example, the sha1_z990 module when the sha1 algorithm is requested (see 3.2.) add 'alias sha1 sha1_z990' to /etc/modprobe.conf. |
