Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:39:42 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator |
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sottek wrote: > As a first attempt at kernel programming I've written a driver for > the Hardware Random number generator available on Intel 810 systems. > If anyone cares, I can provide a document in which Intel waves all > copyrights and grants me right to do whatever I please with this > code which was developed on my own time (I am an Intel employee).
That task is easier now that the docs for the RNG are public :)
> In it's current state it compiles and runs against kernel 2.3.X > (AFAIK) but isn't really useful. Here's the theory of operation, and > some ideas for making it useful. Some of these ideas were already > discusses with Alan and Ted (without code) before I had the waver. [...]
Is it feasible to offer a compile-time option which simply replaces /dev/random? Or maybe have the RNG driver be an add-on, which is triggered by a kernel timer to add data to the kernel entropy pool every N ms. I like the internal test, BTW.
Off to read the driver...
Jeff
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