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diff --git a/include/crypto/kpp.h b/include/crypto/kpp.h
index 30791f7..4307a2f 100644
--- a/include/crypto/kpp.h
+++ b/include/crypto/kpp.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct crypto_kpp {
*
* @reqsize: Request context size required by algorithm
* implementation
- * @base Common crypto API algorithm data structure
+ * @base: Common crypto API algorithm data structure
*/
struct kpp_alg {
int (*set_secret)(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, void *buffer,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct kpp_alg {
};
/**
- * DOC: Generic Key-agreement Protocol Primitevs API
+ * DOC: Generic Key-agreement Protocol Primitives API
*
* The KPP API is used with the algorithm type
* CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_KPP (listed as type "kpp" in /proc/crypto)
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ struct kpp_secret {
* Function invokes the specific kpp operation for a given alg.
*
* @tfm: tfm handle
+ * @buffer: Buffer holding the packet representation of the private
+ * key. The structure of the packet key depends on the particular
+ * KPP implementation. Packing and unpacking helpers are provided
+ * for ECDH and DH (see the respective header files for those
+ * implementations).
+ * @len: Length of the packet private key buffer.
*
* Return: zero on success; error code in case of error
*/
@@ -279,7 +285,10 @@ static inline int crypto_kpp_set_secret(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, void *buffer,
* crypto_kpp_generate_public_key() - Invoke kpp operation
*
* Function invokes the specific kpp operation for generating the public part
- * for a given kpp algorithm
+ * for a given kpp algorithm.
+ *
+ * To generate a private key, the caller should use a random number generator.
+ * The output of the requested length serves as the private key.
*
* @req: kpp key request
*
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