.base.cra_name          = "crc32",
        .base.cra_driver_name   = "crc32-arm-ce",
        .base.cra_priority      = 200,
+       .base.cra_flags         = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
        .base.cra_blocksize     = 1,
        .base.cra_module        = THIS_MODULE,
 }, {
        .base.cra_name          = "crc32c",
        .base.cra_driver_name   = "crc32c-arm-ce",
        .base.cra_priority      = 200,
+       .base.cra_flags         = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
        .base.cra_blocksize     = 1,
        .base.cra_module        = THIS_MODULE,
 } };
 
        .base.cra_name          = "crc32",
        .base.cra_driver_name   = "crc32-arm64-ce",
        .base.cra_priority      = 200,
+       .base.cra_flags         = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
        .base.cra_blocksize     = 1,
        .base.cra_module        = THIS_MODULE,
 }, {
        .base.cra_name          = "crc32c",
        .base.cra_driver_name   = "crc32c-arm64-ce",
        .base.cra_priority      = 200,
+       .base.cra_flags         = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
        .base.cra_blocksize     = 1,
        .base.cra_module        = THIS_MODULE,
 } };
 
                .cra_name               = "crc32c",
                .cra_driver_name        = "crc32c-vpmsum",
                .cra_priority           = 200,
+               .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(u32),
                .cra_module             = THIS_MODULE,
 
                        .cra_name        = "crc32",
                        .cra_driver_name = "crc32-vx",
                        .cra_priority    = 200,
+                       .cra_flags       = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                        .cra_blocksize   = CRC32_BLOCK_SIZE,
                        .cra_ctxsize     = sizeof(struct crc_ctx),
                        .cra_module      = THIS_MODULE,
                        .cra_name        = "crc32be",
                        .cra_driver_name = "crc32be-vx",
                        .cra_priority    = 200,
+                       .cra_flags       = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                        .cra_blocksize   = CRC32_BLOCK_SIZE,
                        .cra_ctxsize     = sizeof(struct crc_ctx),
                        .cra_module      = THIS_MODULE,
                        .cra_name        = "crc32c",
                        .cra_driver_name = "crc32c-vx",
                        .cra_priority    = 200,
+                       .cra_flags       = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                        .cra_blocksize   = CRC32_BLOCK_SIZE,
                        .cra_ctxsize     = sizeof(struct crc_ctx),
                        .cra_module      = THIS_MODULE,
 
                .cra_name               =       "crc32c",
                .cra_driver_name        =       "crc32c-sparc64",
                .cra_priority           =       SPARC_CR_OPCODE_PRIORITY,
+               .cra_flags              =       CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          =       CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_ctxsize            =       sizeof(u32),
                .cra_alignmask          =       7,
 
                        .cra_name               = "crc32",
                        .cra_driver_name        = "crc32-pclmul",
                        .cra_priority           = 200,
+                       .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                        .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                        .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(u32),
                        .cra_module             = THIS_MODULE,
 
                .cra_name               =       "crc32c",
                .cra_driver_name        =       "crc32c-intel",
                .cra_priority           =       200,
+               .cra_flags              =       CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          =       CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_ctxsize            =       sizeof(u32),
                .cra_module             =       THIS_MODULE,
 
                .cra_name               = "crc32",
                .cra_driver_name        = "crc32-generic",
                .cra_priority           = 100,
+               .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(u32),
                .cra_module             = THIS_MODULE,
 
                .cra_name               =       "crc32c",
                .cra_driver_name        =       "crc32c-generic",
                .cra_priority           =       100,
+               .cra_flags              =       CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          =       CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_alignmask          =       3,
                .cra_ctxsize            =       sizeof(struct chksum_ctx),
 
        if (err)
                goto out_free_inst;
 
-       type = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-       if (alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL)
-               type |= CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL;
-       inst->alg.halg.base.cra_flags = type;
+       inst->alg.halg.base.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
+               (alg->cra_flags & (CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL |
+                                  CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY));
 
        inst->alg.halg.digestsize = salg->digestsize;
        inst->alg.halg.statesize = salg->statesize;
 
        if (err)
                goto out_free_inst;
 
-       type = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-       if (alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL)
-               type |= CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL;
-       inst->alg.halg.base.cra_flags = type;
+       inst->alg.halg.base.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
+               (alg->cra_flags & (CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL |
+                                  CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY));
 
        inst->alg.halg.digestsize = halg->digestsize;
        inst->alg.halg.statesize = halg->statesize;
 
                .cra_driver_name        = DRIVER_NAME,
                .cra_priority           = 100,
                .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH |
-                                               CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC,
+                                               CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
+                                               CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(struct bfin_crypto_crc_ctx),
                .cra_alignmask          = 3,
 
                        .cra_name               = "crc32",
                        .cra_driver_name        = DRIVER_NAME,
                        .cra_priority           = 200,
+                       .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                        .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                        .cra_alignmask          = 3,
                        .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(struct stm32_crc_ctx),
                        .cra_name               = "crc32c",
                        .cra_driver_name        = DRIVER_NAME,
                        .cra_priority           = 200,
+                       .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                        .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                        .cra_alignmask          = 3,
                        .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(struct stm32_crc_ctx),
 
                .cra_name               = "adler32",
                .cra_driver_name        = "adler32-zlib",
                .cra_priority           = 100,
+               .cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
                .cra_blocksize          = CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
                .cra_ctxsize            = sizeof(u32),
                .cra_module             = THIS_MODULE,
 
  */
 #define CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL            0x00002000
 
+/*
+ * Set if the algorithm has a ->setkey() method but can be used without
+ * calling it first, i.e. there is a default key.
+ */
+#define CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY                0x00004000
+
 /*
  * Transform masks and values (for crt_flags).
  */