From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Cooper Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: disable RNG by default Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 17:48:24 +0000 Message-ID: <20160809174824.GD2013@io.lakedaemon.net> References: <1470726147-30095-1-git-send-email-miaoqing@codeaurora.org> <1470726147-30095-2-git-send-email-miaoqing@codeaurora.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: kvalo-A+ZNKFmMK5xy9aJCnZT0Uw@public.gmane.org, linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, ath9k-devel-A+ZNKFmMK5xy9aJCnZT0Uw@public.gmane.org, linux-crypto-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, smueller-T9tCv8IpfcWELgA04lAiVw@public.gmane.org, pouyans-Rm6X0d1/PG5y9aJCnZT0Uw@public.gmane.org To: miaoqing-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1470726147-30095-2-git-send-email-miaoqing-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-crypto.vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 03:02:27PM +0800, miaoqing-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org wrote: > From: Miaoqing Pan > > ath9k RNG will dominates all the noise sources from the real HW > RNG, disable it by default. But we strongly recommand to enable > it if the system without HW RNG, especially on embedded systems. > > Signed-off-by: Miaoqing Pan Until we get the hw_random/get_device_randomness question sorted... Reviewed-by: Jason Cooper thx, Jason. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from outbound1.eu.mailhop.org ([52.28.251.132]:55003 "EHLO outbound1.eu.mailhop.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932160AbcHIRsb (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Aug 2016 13:48:31 -0400 Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 17:48:24 +0000 From: Jason Cooper To: miaoqing@codeaurora.org Cc: kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ath9k-devel@qca.qualcomm.com, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, smueller@chronox.de, pouyans@qti.qualcomm.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: disable RNG by default Message-ID: <20160809174824.GD2013@io.lakedaemon.net> (sfid-20160809_194835_681406_EA636EF6) References: <1470726147-30095-1-git-send-email-miaoqing@codeaurora.org> <1470726147-30095-2-git-send-email-miaoqing@codeaurora.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1470726147-30095-2-git-send-email-miaoqing@codeaurora.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 03:02:27PM +0800, miaoqing@codeaurora.org wrote: > From: Miaoqing Pan > > ath9k RNG will dominates all the noise sources from the real HW > RNG, disable it by default. But we strongly recommand to enable > it if the system without HW RNG, especially on embedded systems. > > Signed-off-by: Miaoqing Pan Until we get the hw_random/get_device_randomness question sorted... Reviewed-by: Jason Cooper thx, Jason.