From 0c497e96c42c4b466676d495b0c9bd72e27f7bd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:10:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update EVP_PKEY documentation. Add EVP_PKEY_up_ref() documentation and fix various typos. Reviewed-by: Viktor Dukhovni --- doc/crypto/EVP_PKEY_new.pod | 34 +++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/crypto/EVP_PKEY_new.pod b/doc/crypto/EVP_PKEY_new.pod index acdfd00849..05ac08795e 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/EVP_PKEY_new.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/EVP_PKEY_new.pod @@ -2,40 +2,42 @@ =head1 NAME -EVP_PKEY_new, EVP_PKEY_free - private key allocation functions. +EVP_PKEY_new, EVP_PKEY_up_ref, EVP_PKEY_free - private key allocation functions. =head1 SYNOPSIS #include EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_new(void); + void EVP_PKEY_up_ref(EVP_PKEY *key); void EVP_PKEY_free(EVP_PKEY *key); =head1 DESCRIPTION -The EVP_PKEY_new() function allocates an empty B -structure which is used by OpenSSL to store private keys. +The EVP_PKEY_new() function allocates an empty B structure which is +used by OpenSSL to store private keys. The reference count is set to B<1>. -EVP_PKEY_free() frees up the private key B. -If B is NULL, nothing is done. +EVP_PKEY_up_ref() increments the reference count of B. + +EVP_PKEY_free() decrements the reference count of B and, if the reference +count is zero, frees it up. If B is NULL, nothing is done. =head1 NOTES -The B structure is used by various OpenSSL functions -which require a general private key without reference to any -particular algorithm. +The B structure is used by various OpenSSL functions which require a +general private key without reference to any particular algorithm. -The structure returned by EVP_PKEY_new() is empty. To add a -private key to this empty structure the functions described in -L should be used. +The structure returned by EVP_PKEY_new() is empty. To add a private key to this +empty structure the functions described in L should be +used. =head1 RETURN VALUES -EVP_PKEY_new() returns either the newly allocated B -structure of B if an error occurred. +EVP_PKEY_new() returns either the newly allocated B structure or +B if an error occurred. -EVP_PKEY_free() does not return a value. +EVP_PKEY_up_ref() and EVP_PKEY_free() do not return a value. =head1 SEE ALSO @@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ L =head1 HISTORY -TBA +EVP_PKEY_new() and EVP_PKEY_free() exist in all versions of OpenSSL. + +EVP_PKEY_up_ref() was first added to OpenSSL 1.1.0. =cut -- GitLab