1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index 58cc19164801..8ff8c2656d9c 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ static int __crypto_register_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg,
                 if (crypto_is_larval(q)) {
                         struct crypto_larval *larval = (void *)q;
 
+                        /*
+                         * Check to see if either our generic name or
+                         * specific name can satisfy the name requested
+                         * by the larval entry q.
+                         */
                         if (strcmp(alg->cra_name, q->cra_name) &&
                             strcmp(alg->cra_driver_name, q->cra_name))
                                 continue;