From: Bernd Eckenfels <ecki-lkm@lina.inka.de>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2.4 2/2] add hw_random RNG driver
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 05:22:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E19kxq4-0004ou-00@calista.inka.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030808025502.GA31909@gtf.org>
In article <20030808025502.GA31909@gtf.org> you wrote:
> + bits the RNG circuitry will enter a low power state. Intel will
> + provide a binary software driver to give third party software
> + access to our RNG for use as a security feature. At this time,
> + the RNG is only to be used with a system in an OS-present state.
this part is confusing, seems it does not apply to linux kernel?
> + hardware is faulty or has been tampered with). Data is only
> + output if the hardware "has-data" flag is set
where is the flag coming from, where can one read it? What happens if no
data is present, will it block?
Greetings
Bernd
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-08-08 3:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-08-08 2:55 [patch 2.4 2/2] add hw_random RNG driver Jeff Garzik
2003-08-08 3:22 ` Bernd Eckenfels [this message]
2003-08-08 13:40 ` Jeff Garzik
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