From: David Vrabel <dvrabel@cantab.net>
To: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, Deepak Saxena <dsaxena@plexity.net>,
bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Sergey Vlasov <vsu@altlinux.ru>
Subject: Re: [patch 5/9] Add Geode HW RNG driver
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 22:06:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4464F8D9.7020600@cantab.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200605122246.58961.mb@bu3sch.de>
Michael Buesch wrote:
> On Friday 12 May 2006 13:05, you wrote:
>> mb@bu3sch.de wrote:
>>> Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>
>>> Index: hwrng/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- hwrng.orig/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig 2006-05-08 00:11:59.000000000 +0200
>>> +++ hwrng/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig 2006-05-08 00:12:08.000000000 +0200
>>> @@ -35,3 +35,16 @@
>>> module will be called amd-rng.
>>>
>>> If unsure, say Y.
>>> +
>>> +config HW_RANDOM_GEODE
>>> + tristate "AMD Geode HW Random Number Generator support"
>>> + depends on HW_RANDOM && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
>> ^^^^^^^
>> IA64?
>
> I have no idea. I neither wrote the driver, nor do I have the device.
> So, drop IA64?
Yes, the AMD Geode CPUs are all x86.
>>> + default y
>>> + ---help---
>>> + This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
>>> + Generator hardware found on AMD Geode based motherboards.
>>> +
>>> + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
>>> + module will be called geode-rng.
>> You need to state which members of the Geode family have this hardware.
>> e.g., Is it only the Geode LX CPUs?
>
> Well, no idea. It was not stated in the existing old help text either.
I checked the datasheets for the Geode GX, Geode LX and Geode NX and
only the Geode LX has an on-chip random number generator. So this
driver must be for the Geode LX only.
David Vrabel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-05-12 21:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-05-12 10:35 [patch 0/9] New Generic HW RNG (#3) mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 1/9] Remove old HW RNG support mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 2/9] Add new generic HW RNG core mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 3/9] Add Intel HW RNG driver mb
2006-05-12 11:08 ` Sergey Vlasov
2006-05-12 20:48 ` Michael Buesch
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 4/9] Add AMD " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 5/9] Add Geode " mb
2006-05-12 11:05 ` David Vrabel
2006-05-12 20:46 ` Michael Buesch
2006-05-12 21:06 ` David Vrabel [this message]
2006-05-15 15:35 ` Jordan Crouse
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 6/9] Add VIA " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 7/9] Add ixp4xx " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 8/9] Add TI OMAP CPU family " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 9/9] Add bcm43xx HW RNG support mb
2006-05-12 15:16 ` Denis Vlasenko
2006-05-12 15:20 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-12 20:51 ` Michael Buesch
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