diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index aabc63195222..4ce509dba329 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ config CRYPTO_ALGAPI
 	help
 	  This option provides the API for cryptographic algorithms.
 
+config CRYPTO_MANAGER
+	tristate "Cryptographic algorithm manager"
+	select CRYPTO_ALGAPI
+	default m
+	help
+	  Create default cryptographic template instantiations such as
+	  cbc(aes).
+
 config CRYPTO_HMAC
 	bool "HMAC support"
 	help
diff --git a/crypto/Makefile b/crypto/Makefile
index 6d51f80753a1..b8745f3d3595 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/crypto/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ crypto_algapi-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc.o
 crypto_algapi-objs := algapi.o $(crypto_algapi-y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_ALGAPI) += crypto_algapi.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER) += cryptomgr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_HMAC) += hmac.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_NULL) += crypto_null.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD4) += md4.o
diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index 5a0d6a17cfd7..67cd6f87b74a 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ static struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_mod_lookup(const char *name)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 	struct crypto_alg *larval;
+	int ok;
 
 	alg = try_then_request_module(crypto_alg_lookup(name), name);
 	if (alg)
@@ -179,7 +181,13 @@ static struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_mod_lookup(const char *name)
 	if (!larval || !crypto_is_larval(larval))
 		return larval;
 
-	if (crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REQUEST, larval) == NOTIFY_STOP)
+	ok = crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REQUEST, larval);
+	if (ok == NOTIFY_DONE) {
+		request_module("cryptomgr");
+		ok = crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REQUEST, larval);
+	}
+
+	if (ok == NOTIFY_STOP)
 		alg = crypto_larval_wait(larval);
 	else {
 		crypto_mod_put(larval);
diff --git a/crypto/cryptomgr.c b/crypto/cryptomgr.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e0ebe1b44b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/cryptomgr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+ * Create default crypto algorithm instances.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/crypto.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+
+struct cryptomgr_param {
+	struct work_struct work;
+
+	struct {
+		struct rtattr attr;
+		struct crypto_attr_alg data;
+	} alg;
+
+	struct {
+		char name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
+	} larval;
+
+	char template[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
+};
+
+static void cryptomgr_probe(void *data)
+{
+	struct cryptomgr_param *param = data;
+	struct crypto_template *tmpl;
+	struct crypto_instance *inst;
+
+	tmpl = crypto_lookup_template(param->template);
+	if (!tmpl)
+		goto err;
+
+	inst = tmpl->alloc(&param->alg, sizeof(param->alg));
+	if (IS_ERR(inst))
+		goto err;
+	else if ((err = crypto_register_instance(tmpl, inst))) {
+		tmpl->free(inst);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	crypto_tmpl_put(tmpl);
+
+out:
+	kfree(param);
+	return;
+
+err:
+	crypto_larval_error(param->larval.name);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+static int cryptomgr_schedule_probe(struct crypto_larval *larval)
+{
+	struct cryptomgr_param *param;
+	const char *name = larval->alg.cra_name;
+	const char *p;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	param = kmalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!param)
+		goto err;
+
+	for (p = name; isalnum(*p) || *p == '-' || *p == '_'; p++)
+		;
+
+	len = p - name;
+	if (!len || *p != '(')
+		goto err_free_param;
+
+	memcpy(param->template, name, len);
+	param->template[len] = 0;
+
+	name = p + 1;
+	for (p = name; isalnum(*p) || *p == '-' || *p == '_'; p++)
+		;
+
+	len = p - name;
+	if (!len || *p != ')' || p[1])
+		goto err_free_param;
+
+	param->alg.attr.rta_len = sizeof(param->alg);
+	param->alg.attr.rta_type = CRYPTOA_ALG;
+	memcpy(param->alg.data.name, name, len);
+	param->alg.data.name[len] = 0;
+
+	memcpy(param->larval.name, larval->alg.cra_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME);
+
+	INIT_WORK(&param->work, cryptomgr_probe, param);
+	schedule_work(&param->work);
+
+	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+
+err_free_param:
+	kfree(param);
+err:
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static int cryptomgr_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long msg,
+			    void *data)
+{
+	switch (msg) {
+	case CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REQUEST:
+		return cryptomgr_schedule_probe(data);
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block cryptomgr_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = cryptomgr_notify,
+};
+
+static int __init cryptomgr_init(void)
+{
+	return crypto_register_notifier(&cryptomgr_notifier);
+}
+
+static void __exit cryptomgr_exit(void)
+{
+	int err = crypto_unregister_notifier(&cryptomgr_notifier);
+	BUG_ON(err);
+}
+
+module_init(cryptomgr_init);
+module_exit(cryptomgr_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Crypto Algorithm Manager");
diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index 3e3e95aff133..85f73c381913 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ struct crypto_tfm {
 	void *__crt_ctx[] CRYPTO_MINALIGN_ATTR;
 };
 
+enum {
+	CRYPTOA_UNSPEC,
+	CRYPTOA_ALG,
+};
+
+struct crypto_attr_alg {
+	char name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
+};
+
 /* 
  * Transform user interface.
  */