lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2002]   [Mar]   [20]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [more markup]  [less markup]  [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
DateWed, 20 Mar 2002 16:38:27 +0200 (SAST)
FromZwane Mwaikambo <>
SubjectRe: Hooks for random device entropy generation missing in cpqarray.c
On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Manon Goo wrote:

> All hooks for the random ganeration (add_blkdev_randomness() ) are ignored 
> in the cpqarray / ida  driver.
> 	Is a patch available ?
> 	or an other updated driver ?
> 	any hints where to put add_blkdev_randomness() in your driver ?

Its all handled by drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c, its a generic service so is 
done for all drivers.

> is add_interrupt_randomness() called on an i386 SMP IO-APCI system ?

Yes, check out arch/i386/kernel/irq.c:handle_IRQ_event, irq.c is the 
generic code which sits on top of the real interrupt controller driver, be 
it an IOAPIC or regular PIC.

Cheers,
	Zwane


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:25    [from the cache]
©2003-2008