From: arnd@arndb.de (Arnd Bergmann)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: jitterentropy - always select CRYPTO_RNG
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:49:36 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <29082633.aRvKnNisWH@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160126103018.GA19508@gondor.apana.org.au>
On Tuesday 26 January 2016 18:30:18 Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 05:50:34PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > When building the jitterentropy driver by itself, we get a link error
> > when CRYPTO_RNG is not enabled as well:
> >
> > crypto/built-in.o: In function `jent_mod_init':
> > jitterentropy-kcapi.c:(.init.text+0x98): undefined reference to `crypto_register_rng'
> > crypto/built-in.o: In function `jent_mod_exit':
> > jitterentropy-kcapi.c:(.exit.text+0x60): undefined reference to `crypto_unregister_rng'
> >
> > This moves the 'select CRYPTO_RNG' from CRYPTO_DRBG to CRYPTO_JITTERENTROPY
> > to ensure the API is always there when it's used, not just when DRBG is
> > also enabled.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> > ---
> > crypto/Kconfig | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
> > index 7240821137fd..99109b93604a 100644
> > --- a/crypto/Kconfig
> > +++ b/crypto/Kconfig
> > @@ -1586,13 +1586,13 @@ config CRYPTO_DRBG_CTR
> > config CRYPTO_DRBG
> > tristate
> > default CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU
> > - select CRYPTO_RNG
>
> I think we should leave this there as DRBG itself is an RNG and
> it just uses JITTERENTROPY which happens to be an RNG.
Good idea. Should I resend a modified version or do you want to just
adapt it yourself?
Arnd
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2016-01-25 16:50 [PATCH 1/2] crypto: jitterentropy - always select CRYPTO_RNG Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-26 10:30 ` Herbert Xu
2016-01-26 11:49 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
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