From: Lee Jones Subject: [PATCH v2 2/7] hwrng: Kconfig: Fix device node name reference /dev/hw_random => /dev/hwrng Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:45:52 +0100 Message-ID: <1442497557-9271-3-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> References: <1442497557-9271-1-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> Cc: kernel@stlinux.com, Lee Jones To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, herbert@gondor.apana.org.au, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, peter@korsgaard.com, festevam@gmail.com, kieranbingham@gmail.com Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1442497557-9271-1-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-crypto.vger.kernel.org In April 2009, commit d405640 ("Driver Core: misc: add node name support for misc devices.") inadvertently changed the device node name from /dev/hw_random to /dev/hwrng. Since 6 years has passed since the change it seems unpractical to change it back, as this node name is probably considered ABI by now. So instead, we'll just change the Kconfig help to match the current situation. NB: It looks like rng-tools have already been updated. Signed-off-by: Lee Jones --- drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig b/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig index f48cf11..8998108 100644 --- a/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ menuconfig HW_RANDOM To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called rng-core. This provides a device - that's usually called /dev/hw_random, and which exposes one + that's usually called /dev/hwrng, and which exposes one of possibly several hardware random number generators. These hardware random number generators do not feed directly -- 1.9.1