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x86, random: Verify RDRAND functionality and allow it to be disabled
authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:02:19 +0000 (14:02 -0700)
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:02:19 +0000 (14:02 -0700)
commitd88feb1b5bb25be260816b1cfb47893dcd11a470
tree04b7746d1b79ab12bf94ff1eaf9ab91e74db37ef
parent4e7fb9116aca03447ec2e47e54dd5cfc37346002
x86, random: Verify RDRAND functionality and allow it to be disabled

If the CPU declares that RDRAND is available, go through a guranteed
reseed sequence, and make sure that it is actually working (producing
data.)   If it does not, disable the CPU feature flag.

Allow RDRAND to be disabled on the command line (as opposed to at
compile time) for a user who has special requirements with regards to
random numbers.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
arch/x86/include/asm/archrandom.h
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/rdrand.c [new file with mode: 0644]