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| KEY_ALLOC |
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| Name |
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| KEY_ALLOC |
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| Synopsis |
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| int ioctl(int fd, KEY_ALLOC, struct key_alloc *params) |
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| Arguments |
| --------- |
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| ``fd`` |
| File descriptor returned by open /dev/key device. |
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| ``params`` |
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| Pointer to structure containing filter parameters. |
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| Description |
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| This ioctl call alloc the key index according to is_iv |
| parameters provided. the key index return from parameter . |
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| Return Value |
| ------------ |
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| On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set |
| appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the |
| :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. |
