Followup to: <3DD93CD2.10100@pobox.com>
By author: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> >
> > Do you think I can just add an entry into the rng_pci_tbl[] for my 845PE
> > (8086, 2560) and have it work?
>
> I don't have the docs, so I'm guessing here, but it's entirely possible.
>
FWIW, the Intel RNG isn't really in the chipset proper, but rather in
the "firmware hub", the glorified BIOS ROM. The detection mechanism
is interesting, to say the least.
-hpa
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