Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: jitterentropy - always select CRYPTO_RNG

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Tue Jan 26 2016 - 06:50:26 EST


On Tuesday 26 January 2016 18:30:18 Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 05:50:34PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > When building the jitterentropy driver by itself, we get a link error
> > when CRYPTO_RNG is not enabled as well:
> >
> > crypto/built-in.o: In function `jent_mod_init':
> > jitterentropy-kcapi.c:(.init.text+0x98): undefined reference to `crypto_register_rng'
> > crypto/built-in.o: In function `jent_mod_exit':
> > jitterentropy-kcapi.c:(.exit.text+0x60): undefined reference to `crypto_unregister_rng'
> >
> > This moves the 'select CRYPTO_RNG' from CRYPTO_DRBG to CRYPTO_JITTERENTROPY
> > to ensure the API is always there when it's used, not just when DRBG is
> > also enabled.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > crypto/Kconfig | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
> > index 7240821137fd..99109b93604a 100644
> > --- a/crypto/Kconfig
> > +++ b/crypto/Kconfig
> > @@ -1586,13 +1586,13 @@ config CRYPTO_DRBG_CTR
> > config CRYPTO_DRBG
> > tristate
> > default CRYPTO_DRBG_MENU
> > - select CRYPTO_RNG
>
> I think we should leave this there as DRBG itself is an RNG and
> it just uses JITTERENTROPY which happens to be an RNG.

Good idea. Should I resend a modified version or do you want to just
adapt it yourself?

Arnd