From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tco/rng support for Intel chipsets other than the i810?
Date: 18 Nov 2002 11:23:32 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <arbenk$7ct$1@cesium.transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3DD93CD2.10100@pobox.com
Followup to: <3DD93CD2.10100@pobox.com>
By author: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> >
> > Do you think I can just add an entry into the rng_pci_tbl[] for my 845PE
> > (8086, 2560) and have it work?
>
> I don't have the docs, so I'm guessing here, but it's entirely possible.
>
FWIW, the Intel RNG isn't really in the chipset proper, but rather in
the "firmware hub", the glorified BIOS ROM. The detection mechanism
is interesting, to say the least.
-hpa
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-11-18 19:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-11-18 17:51 tco/rng support for Intel chipsets other than the i810? jordan.breeding
2002-11-18 18:27 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-11-18 19:11 ` Ian Morgan
2002-11-18 19:17 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-11-18 19:23 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
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