Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:40:10 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2.4 2/2] add hw_random RNG driver |
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Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > In article <20030808025502.GA31909@gtf.org> you wrote: > >>+ bits the RNG circuitry will enter a low power state. Intel will >>+ provide a binary software driver to give third party software >>+ access to our RNG for use as a security feature. At this time, >>+ the RNG is only to be used with a system in an OS-present state. > > > this part is confusing, seems it does not apply to linux kernel?
yes, I agree.
>>+ hardware is faulty or has been tampered with). Data is only >>+ output if the hardware "has-data" flag is set > > > where is the flag coming from, where can one read it? What happens if no > data is present, will it block?
Correct, it will block.
Jeff
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