From: "Jordan Crouse" <jordan.crouse@amd.com>
To: "Michael Buesch" <mb@bu3sch.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Add Geode HW RNG driver
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 09:35:39 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060515153539.GB22239@cosmic.amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200605122246.58961.mb@bu3sch.de>
On 12/05/06 22:46 +0200, "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?
Wow - where did that come from? Yeah, drop it!
> > > + 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.
Its just the Geode LX - that help text should be more specific in that
regard.
Regards,
Jordan
--
Jordan Crouse
Senior Linux Engineer
AMD - Personal Connectivity Solutions Group
<www.amd.com/embeddedprocessors>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-05-15 18:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-05-12 10:35 [patch 0/9] New Generic HW RNG (#3) mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 1/9] Remove old HW RNG support mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 2/9] Add new generic HW RNG core mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 3/9] Add Intel HW RNG driver mb
2006-05-12 11:08 ` Sergey Vlasov
2006-05-12 20:48 ` Michael Buesch
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 4/9] Add AMD " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 5/9] Add Geode " mb
2006-05-12 11:05 ` David Vrabel
2006-05-12 20:46 ` Michael Buesch
2006-05-12 21:06 ` David Vrabel
2006-05-15 15:35 ` Jordan Crouse [this message]
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 6/9] Add VIA " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 7/9] Add ixp4xx " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 8/9] Add TI OMAP CPU family " mb
2006-05-12 10:35 ` [patch 9/9] Add bcm43xx HW RNG support mb
2006-05-12 15:16 ` Denis Vlasenko
2006-05-12 15:20 ` Johannes Berg
2006-05-12 20:51 ` Michael Buesch
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