From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271302AbTGWUgX (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:36:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S271307AbTGWUgX (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:36:23 -0400 Received: from dsl027-161-083.atl1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([216.27.161.83]:12041 "EHLO hoist") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271302AbTGWUgV (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:36:21 -0400 Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:51:21 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: marcelo@conectiva.com.br Subject: [PATCH] 2.4.22-pre7 configure help incorrect (i810_rng) Message-ID: <20030723205120.GA6898@suburbanjihad.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="LQksG6bCIzRHxTLp" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: nick black Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --LQksG6bCIzRHxTLp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i went looking for how the i810 rng exported data to the entropy pool after reading the 2.4 help text, and was confused when i found no code. this note was in Documentation/i810_rng.txt: Version 0.9.5: * Rip out entropy injection via timer. It never ever * worked, and a better solution (rngd) is now available. so the following updates Configure.help to the 2.6 entry: diff -ur linux-2.4.22-pre7-pristine/Documentation/Configure.help linux-2.4.= 21/Documentation/Configure.help --- linux-2.4.22-pre7-pristine/Documentation/Configure.help 2003-07-23 16:4= 0:27.000000000 -0400 +++ linux-2.4.21/Documentation/Configure.help 2003-07-23 16:44:45.000000000= -0400 @@ -18725,9 +18725,7 @@ This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number Generator hardware found on Intel i8xx-based motherboards. =20 - Both a character driver, used to read() entropy data, and a timer - function which automatically adds entropy directly into the - kernel pool, are exported by this driver. + Provides a character driver, used to read() entropy data. =20 To compile this driver as a module ( =3D code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want), say M here --=20 nick black "np: nondeterministic polynomial-time the class of dashed hopes and idle dreams." - the complexity zoo --LQksG6bCIzRHxTLp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/HvVIzjCRTpolKGsRAuEkAJ9LI4t722oppnkk1ozEQKwtei0vgACfWfVX 4bXnP1IgwmVe5emndDPnBkg= =0LwT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LQksG6bCIzRHxTLp--