Re: [patch 5/9] Add Geode HW RNG driver

From: Michael Buesch
Date: Fri May 12 2006 - 16:40:48 EST


On Friday 12 May 2006 13:05, you wrote:
> mb@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 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?

> > + 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.

--
Greetings Michael.
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