From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@novell.com>
To: <mb@bu3sch.de>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] allow hwrandom core to be a module
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:06:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <455C8C72.76E4.0078.0@novell.com> (raw)
Despite it being small, there should be the option of making it a
module...
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
--- linux-2.6.19-rc5/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig 2006-09-20 05:42:06.000000000 +0200
+++ 2.6.19-rc5-modular-rng/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig 2006-11-16 15:04:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@
#
config HW_RANDOM
- bool "Hardware Random Number Generator Core support"
- default y
+ tristate "Hardware Random Number Generator Core support"
+ default m
---help---
Hardware Random Number Generator Core infrastructure.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called rng-core.
+
If unsure, say Y.
config HW_RANDOM_INTEL
tristate "Intel HW Random Number Generator support"
depends on HW_RANDOM && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
- default y
+ default HW_RANDOM
---help---
This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
Generator hardware found on Intel i8xx-based motherboards.
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ config HW_RANDOM_INTEL
config HW_RANDOM_AMD
tristate "AMD HW Random Number Generator support"
depends on HW_RANDOM && X86 && PCI
- default y
+ default HW_RANDOM
---help---
This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
Generator hardware found on AMD 76x-based motherboards.
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ config HW_RANDOM_AMD
config HW_RANDOM_GEODE
tristate "AMD Geode HW Random Number Generator support"
depends on HW_RANDOM && X86 && PCI
- default y
+ default HW_RANDOM
---help---
This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
Generator hardware found on the AMD Geode LX.
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ config HW_RANDOM_GEODE
config HW_RANDOM_VIA
tristate "VIA HW Random Number Generator support"
depends on HW_RANDOM && X86_32
- default y
+ default HW_RANDOM
---help---
This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
Generator hardware found on VIA based motherboards.
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ config HW_RANDOM_VIA
config HW_RANDOM_IXP4XX
tristate "Intel IXP4xx NPU HW Random Number Generator support"
depends on HW_RANDOM && ARCH_IXP4XX
- default y
+ default HW_RANDOM
---help---
This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random
Number Generator hardware found on the Intel IXP4xx NPU.
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ config HW_RANDOM_IXP4XX
config HW_RANDOM_OMAP
tristate "OMAP Random Number Generator support"
depends on HW_RANDOM && (ARCH_OMAP16XX || ARCH_OMAP24XX)
- default y
+ default HW_RANDOM
---help---
This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
Generator hardware found on OMAP16xx and OMAP24xx multimedia
--- linux-2.6.19-rc5/drivers/char/hw_random/Makefile 2006-09-20 05:42:06.000000000 +0200
+++ 2.6.19-rc5-modular-rng/drivers/char/hw_random/Makefile 2006-11-16 15:02:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
# Makefile for HW Random Number Generator (RNG) device drivers.
#
-obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM) += core.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM) += rng-core.o
+rng-core-y := core.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_INTEL) += intel-rng.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_AMD) += amd-rng.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_GEODE) += geode-rng.o
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