Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:23:01 -0400
From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/5] HW RNG cleanup & new drivers
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On Saturday 29 October 2005 18:09, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>Deepak Saxena wrote:
>> This patch adds support to the kernel for some more HW RNG devices
>> and cleans up the code a bit.  My basic goal was to keep the same
>> user space interface as exists, but not have to reproduce all
>> the same 100 lines of user space interface code across every new
>> driver (as we currently do with watchdogs...)
>>
>> The new code separates the HW specific driver from the user
>> interface code and just adds a few function pointers so that
>> the two can talk to each other. I opted out of using a sysfs
>> class and all that complication b/c there will be one and only
>> one RNG device at a time on a given system.
>>
>> I've added drivers for Intels' IXP4xx and for the TI OMAP and
>> these have both been tested.
>
>I would prefer to let this live in -mm at least for a little while.
>Confirmation from AMD, Intel and VIA owners would be really nice, too.
>AMD and Intel might be a little bit hard to find.  I think Peter Anvin
>had an Intel ICH w/ RNG at one time...

Does anyone know if there is a hardware RNG in my Athlons?  XP-2800
here, XP-1400 in the shop box, & a K6-III in the firewall.

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