Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 May 2006 22:06:33 +0100 | From | David Vrabel <> | Subject | Re: [patch 5/9] Add Geode HW RNG driver |
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Michael Buesch wrote: > On Friday 12 May 2006 13:05, you wrote: >> mb@bu3sch.de wrote: >>> Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> >>> Index: hwrng/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig >>> =================================================================== >>> --- hwrng.orig/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig 2006-05-08 00:11:59.000000000 +0200 >>> +++ hwrng/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig 2006-05-08 00:12:08.000000000 +0200 >>> @@ -35,3 +35,16 @@ >>> module will be called amd-rng. >>> >>> If unsure, say Y. >>> + >>> +config HW_RANDOM_GEODE >>> + tristate "AMD Geode HW Random Number Generator support" >>> + depends on HW_RANDOM && (X86 || IA64) && PCI >> ^^^^^^^ >> IA64? > > I have no idea. I neither wrote the driver, nor do I have the device. > So, drop IA64?
Yes, the AMD Geode CPUs are all x86.
>>> + default y >>> + ---help--- >>> + This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number >>> + Generator hardware found on AMD Geode based motherboards. >>> + >>> + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the >>> + module will be called geode-rng. >> You need to state which members of the Geode family have this hardware. >> e.g., Is it only the Geode LX CPUs? > > Well, no idea. It was not stated in the existing old help text either.
I checked the datasheets for the Geode GX, Geode LX and Geode NX and only the Geode LX has an on-chip random number generator. So this driver must be for the Geode LX only.
David Vrabel
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