the distinct impression i get is crypto_invoke is an internal abstraction to src/sys/crypto/crypto.c. it isnt documented in crypto(9), and is only used outside crypto by softraid. softraid should be calling crypto_dispatch with CRYPTO_F_NOQUEUE set if it wants/needs those semantics.
can a softraid crypto user test this for me? Index: softraid_crypto.c =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/dev/softraid_crypto.c,v retrieving revision 1.112 diff -u -p -r1.112 softraid_crypto.c --- softraid_crypto.c 14 Sep 2014 14:17:24 -0000 1.112 +++ softraid_crypto.c 20 Oct 2014 01:25:12 -0000 @@ -1118,7 +1118,8 @@ sr_crypto_rw(struct sr_workunit *wu) if (wu->swu_xs->flags & SCSI_DATA_OUT) { crwu = sr_crypto_prepare(wu, 1); crwu->cr_crp->crp_callback = sr_crypto_write; - rv = crypto_invoke(crwu->cr_crp); + crwu->cr_crp->crp_flags = CRYPTO_F_NOQUEUE; + rv = crypto_dispatch(crwu->cr_crp); if (rv == 0) rv = crwu->cr_crp->crp_etype; } else @@ -1195,9 +1196,10 @@ sr_crypto_done(struct sr_workunit *wu) if (ISSET(xs->flags, SCSI_DATA_IN) && xs->error == XS_NOERROR) { crwu = sr_crypto_prepare(wu, 0); crwu->cr_crp->crp_callback = sr_crypto_read; - DNPRINTF(SR_D_INTR, "%s: sr_crypto_done: crypto_invoke %p\n", + crwu->cr_crp->crp_flags = CRYPTO_F_NOQUEUE; + DNPRINTF(SR_D_INTR, "%s: sr_crypto_done: crypto_dispatch %p\n", DEVNAME(wu->swu_dis->sd_sc), crwu->cr_crp); - crypto_invoke(crwu->cr_crp); + crypto_dispatch(crwu->cr_crp); return; }