crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_key_type.c

File Facts

System

Linux kernel

Corpus path

crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_key_type.c

Extension

.c

Size

2292 bytes

Lines

96

Domain

Kernel Services

Bucket

crypto

Inferred role

Kernel Services: exported/initcall integration point

Status

integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Shared kernel service surface used by multiple subsystems, including helpers, cryptography, virtualization support, and async I/O infrastructure.

• Shared kernel service surface used by multiple subsystems, including helpers, cryptography, virtualization support, and async I/O infrastructure.
• Exports symbols or registers init work; inspect boot/module ordering and who consumes the exported contract.
• Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.

Dependency Surface

• linux/key.h
• linux/err.h
• linux/module.h
• linux/verification.h
• linux/key-type.h
• keys/user-type.h

Detected Declarations

• function pkcs7_view_content
• function pkcs7_preparse
• function pkcs7_key_init
• function pkcs7_key_cleanup
• module init pkcs7_key_init

Annotated Snippet

module_init(pkcs7_key_init);
module_exit(pkcs7_key_cleanup);

Annotation

• Immediate include surface: `linux/key.h`, `linux/err.h`, `linux/module.h`, `linux/verification.h`, `linux/key-type.h`, `keys/user-type.h`.
• Detected declarations: `function pkcs7_view_content`, `function pkcs7_preparse`, `function pkcs7_key_init`, `function pkcs7_key_cleanup`, `module init pkcs7_key_init`.
• Atlas domain: Kernel Services / crypto.
• Implementation status: integration implementation candidate.

Implementation Notes

• This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
• Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
• Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.