RE: Arm CryptoCell driver -- default Y, even on machines where it is obviously useless

[Hadar Gat]

Hi Pavel,
I think you got it right..
Indeed, Arm CryptoCell CCTRNG driver couldn't be used and obviously useless if the Arm CryptoCell HW does not exist in the system.
BR,
Hadar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, 18 April 2020 13:44
> To: kernel list <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Hadar Gat
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> Subject: Arm CryptoCell driver -- default Y, even on machines where it is
> obviously useless
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I'm configuring kernel for x86, and I get offered HW_RANDOM_CCTRNG with
> default=Y, and help text suggesting I should enable it.
> 
> That's... two wrong suggestions, right?
> 
> Best regards,
> 									Pavel
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