Re: Security Random Number Generator support

Sudeep Holla
2020-06-03T09:49:14Z

+ Jose

On Wed, Jun 03, 2020 at 03:54:17PM +0800, Neal Liu wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-06-03 at 08:40 +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:

[...]

> > The idea is simply to have *one* single ID that caters for all
> > implementations, just like we did for PSCI at the time. This
> > requires ARM to edict a standard, which is what I was referring
> > to above.
> >
> > There is zero benefit in having a platform-dependent ID. It just
> > pointlessly increases complexity, and means we cannot use the RNG
> > before the firmware tables are available (yes, we need it that
> > early).
> >
>
> Do you know which ARM expert could edict this standard?
> Or is there any chance that we can make one? And be reviewed by
> maintainers?
>

Jose Marinho is working on the spec, may be he has more updates on the
timeline.

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Regards,
Sudeep