diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/api-samples.rst b/Documentation/crypto/api-samples.rst
index f14afaaf2f32..e923f17bc2bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/api-samples.rst
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/api-samples.rst
@@ -4,111 +4,89 @@ Code Examples
 Code Example For Symmetric Key Cipher Operation
 -----------------------------------------------
 
+This code encrypts some data with AES-256-XTS.  For sake of example,
+all inputs are random bytes, the encryption is done in-place, and it's
+assumed the code is running in a context where it can sleep.
+
 ::
 
-
-    /* tie all data structures together */
-    struct skcipher_def {
-        struct scatterlist sg;
-        struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
-        struct skcipher_request *req;
-        struct crypto_wait wait;
-    };
-
-    /* Perform cipher operation */
-    static unsigned int test_skcipher_encdec(struct skcipher_def *sk,
-                         int enc)
-    {
-        int rc;
-
-        if (enc)
-            rc = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_encrypt(sk->req), &sk->wait);
-        else
-            rc = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_decrypt(sk->req), &sk->wait);
-
-	if (rc)
-		pr_info("skcipher encrypt returned with result %d\n", rc);
-
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    /* Initialize and trigger cipher operation */
     static int test_skcipher(void)
     {
-        struct skcipher_def sk;
-        struct crypto_skcipher *skcipher = NULL;
-        struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
-        char *scratchpad = NULL;
-        char *ivdata = NULL;
-        unsigned char key[32];
-        int ret = -EFAULT;
+            struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = NULL;
+            struct skcipher_request *req = NULL;
+            u8 *data = NULL;
+            const size_t datasize = 512; /* data size in bytes */
+            struct scatterlist sg;
+            DECLARE_CRYPTO_WAIT(wait);
+            u8 iv[16];  /* AES-256-XTS takes a 16-byte IV */
+            u8 key[64]; /* AES-256-XTS takes a 64-byte key */
+            int err;
 
-        skcipher = crypto_alloc_skcipher("cbc-aes-aesni", 0, 0);
-        if (IS_ERR(skcipher)) {
-            pr_info("could not allocate skcipher handle\n");
-            return PTR_ERR(skcipher);
-        }
+            /*
+             * Allocate a tfm (a transformation object) and set the key.
+             *
+             * In real-world use, a tfm and key are typically used for many
+             * encryption/decryption operations.  But in this example, we'll just do a
+             * single encryption operation with it (which is not very efficient).
+             */
 
-        req = skcipher_request_alloc(skcipher, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!req) {
-            pr_info("could not allocate skcipher request\n");
-            ret = -ENOMEM;
-            goto out;
-        }
+            tfm = crypto_alloc_skcipher("xts(aes)", 0, 0);
+            if (IS_ERR(tfm)) {
+                    pr_err("Error allocating xts(aes) handle: %ld\n", PTR_ERR(tfm));
+                    return PTR_ERR(tfm);
+            }
 
-        skcipher_request_set_callback(req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG,
-                          crypto_req_done,
-                          &sk.wait);
+            get_random_bytes(key, sizeof(key));
+            err = crypto_skcipher_setkey(tfm, key, sizeof(key));
+            if (err) {
+                    pr_err("Error setting key: %d\n", err);
+                    goto out;
+            }
 
-        /* AES 256 with random key */
-        get_random_bytes(&key, 32);
-        if (crypto_skcipher_setkey(skcipher, key, 32)) {
-            pr_info("key could not be set\n");
-            ret = -EAGAIN;
-            goto out;
-        }
+            /* Allocate a request object */
+            req = skcipher_request_alloc(tfm, GFP_KERNEL);
+            if (!req) {
+                    err = -ENOMEM;
+                    goto out;
+            }
 
-        /* IV will be random */
-        ivdata = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!ivdata) {
-            pr_info("could not allocate ivdata\n");
-            goto out;
-        }
-        get_random_bytes(ivdata, 16);
+            /* Prepare the input data */
+            data = kmalloc(datasize, GFP_KERNEL);
+            if (!data) {
+                    err = -ENOMEM;
+                    goto out;
+            }
+            get_random_bytes(data, datasize);
 
-        /* Input data will be random */
-        scratchpad = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!scratchpad) {
-            pr_info("could not allocate scratchpad\n");
-            goto out;
-        }
-        get_random_bytes(scratchpad, 16);
+            /* Initialize the IV */
+            get_random_bytes(iv, sizeof(iv));
 
-        sk.tfm = skcipher;
-        sk.req = req;
-
-        /* We encrypt one block */
-        sg_init_one(&sk.sg, scratchpad, 16);
-        skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sk.sg, &sk.sg, 16, ivdata);
-        crypto_init_wait(&sk.wait);
-
-        /* encrypt data */
-        ret = test_skcipher_encdec(&sk, 1);
-        if (ret)
-            goto out;
-
-        pr_info("Encryption triggered successfully\n");
+            /*
+             * Encrypt the data in-place.
+             *
+             * For simplicity, in this example we wait for the request to complete
+             * before proceeding, even if the underlying implementation is asynchronous.
+             *
+             * To decrypt instead of encrypt, just change crypto_skcipher_encrypt() to
+             * crypto_skcipher_decrypt().
+             */
+            sg_init_one(&sg, data, datasize);
+            skcipher_request_set_callback(req, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG |
+                                               CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP,
+                                          crypto_req_done, &wait);
+            skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg, &sg, datasize, iv);
+            err = crypto_wait_req(crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req), &wait);
+            if (err) {
+                    pr_err("Error encrypting data: %d\n", err);
+                    goto out;
+            }
 
+            pr_debug("Encryption was successful\n");
     out:
-        if (skcipher)
-            crypto_free_skcipher(skcipher);
-        if (req)
+            crypto_free_skcipher(tfm);
             skcipher_request_free(req);
-        if (ivdata)
-            kfree(ivdata);
-        if (scratchpad)
-            kfree(scratchpad);
-        return ret;
+            kfree(data);
+            return err;
     }