set_hw_crypto_key(9)
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okay bestie, welcome to set_hw_crypto_key(9) from the Kernel API Manual π
this page is short and iconic, and it's here to say that set_hw_crypto_key does exactly this: Set HW key configuration fields. no cap β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void set_hw_crypto_key (struct cc_hw_desc *pdesc , enum cc_hw_crypto_key
hw_key );
π ARGUMENTS π
pdescβ pointer to the HW descriptor struct. literally the descriptor bestie π«Άhw_keyβ the HW key slot as defined inenum cc_hw_crypto_key. that enum name stays exactly as-is, periodt π
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_hw_queue_defs.h β and the whole function squad is here, bestie:
hw_desc_init(9)set_queue_last_ind_bit(9)set_din_type(9)set_din_no_dma(9)set_cpp_crypto_key(9)set_din_sram(9)set_din_const(9)set_din_not_last_indication(9)set_dout_type(9)set_dout_dlli(9)set_dout_mlli(9)set_dout_no_dma(9)set_xor_val(9)set_xor_active(9)set_aes_not_hash_mode(9)set_aes_xor_crypto_key(9)set_dout_sram(9)set_xex_data_unit_size(9)set_multi2_num_rounds(9)set_flow_mode(9)set_cipher_mode(9)set_hash_cipher_mode(9)set_cipher_config0(9)set_cipher_config1(9)set_bytes_swap(9)set_cmac_size0_mode(9)set_key_size(9)set_key_size_aes(9)set_key_size_des(9)set_setup_mode(9)set_cipher_do(9)
and that's the vibe check π¦ source/version is ./drivers/crypto/ccree, dated October 2026, and this iconic little page is set_hw_crypto_key(9) π
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