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1 #
2 # Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) configuration
3 #
4
5 config HW_RANDOM
6 tristate "Hardware Random Number Generator Core support"
7 default m
8 ---help---
9 Hardware Random Number Generator Core infrastructure.
10
11 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
12 module will be called rng-core. This provides a device
13 that's usually called /dev/hw_random, and which exposes one
14 of possibly several hardware random number generators.
15
16 These hardware random number generators do not feed directly
17 into the kernel's random number generator. That is usually
18 handled by the "rngd" daemon. Documentation/hw_random.txt
19 has more information.
20
21 If unsure, say Y.
22
23 config HW_RANDOM_TIMERIOMEM
24 tristate "Timer IOMEM HW Random Number Generator support"
25 depends on HW_RANDOM && HAS_IOMEM
26 ---help---
27 This driver provides kernel-side support for a generic Random
28 Number Generator used by reading a 'dumb' iomem address that
29 is to be read no faster than, for example, once a second;
30 the default FPGA bitstream on the TS-7800 has such functionality.
31
32 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
33 module will be called timeriomem-rng.
34
35 If unsure, say Y.
36
37 config HW_RANDOM_INTEL
38 tristate "Intel HW Random Number Generator support"
39 depends on HW_RANDOM && (X86 || IA64) && PCI
40 default HW_RANDOM
41 ---help---
42 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
43 Generator hardware found on Intel i8xx-based motherboards.
44
45 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
46 module will be called intel-rng.
47
48 If unsure, say Y.
49
50 config HW_RANDOM_AMD
51 tristate "AMD HW Random Number Generator support"
52 depends on HW_RANDOM && X86 && PCI
53 default HW_RANDOM
54 ---help---
55 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
56 Generator hardware found on AMD 76x-based motherboards.
57
58 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
59 module will be called amd-rng.
60
61 If unsure, say Y.
62
63 config HW_RANDOM_GEODE
64 tristate "AMD Geode HW Random Number Generator support"
65 depends on HW_RANDOM && X86_32 && PCI
66 default HW_RANDOM
67 ---help---
68 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
69 Generator hardware found on the AMD Geode LX.
70
71 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
72 module will be called geode-rng.
73
74 If unsure, say Y.
75
76 config HW_RANDOM_N2RNG
77 tristate "Niagara2 Random Number Generator support"
78 depends on HW_RANDOM && SPARC64
79 default HW_RANDOM
80 ---help---
81 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
82 Generator hardware found on Niagara2 cpus.
83
84 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
85 module will be called n2-rng.
86
87 If unsure, say Y.
88
89 config HW_RANDOM_VIA
90 tristate "VIA HW Random Number Generator support"
91 depends on HW_RANDOM && X86
92 default HW_RANDOM
93 ---help---
94 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
95 Generator hardware found on VIA based motherboards.
96
97 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
98 module will be called via-rng.
99
100 If unsure, say Y.
101
102 config HW_RANDOM_IXP4XX
103 tristate "Intel IXP4xx NPU HW Random Number Generator support"
104 depends on HW_RANDOM && ARCH_IXP4XX
105 default HW_RANDOM
106 ---help---
107 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random
108 Number Generator hardware found on the Intel IXP4xx NPU.
109
110 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
111 module will be called ixp4xx-rng.
112
113 If unsure, say Y.
114
115 config HW_RANDOM_OMAP
116 tristate "OMAP Random Number Generator support"
117 depends on HW_RANDOM && (ARCH_OMAP16XX || ARCH_OMAP24XX)
118 default HW_RANDOM
119 ---help---
120 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
121 Generator hardware found on OMAP16xx and OMAP24xx multimedia
122 processors.
123
124 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
125 module will be called omap-rng.
126
127 If unsure, say Y.
128
129 config HW_RANDOM_OCTEON
130 tristate "Octeon Random Number Generator support"
131 depends on HW_RANDOM && CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
132 default HW_RANDOM
133 ---help---
134 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
135 Generator hardware found on Octeon processors.
136
137 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
138 module will be called octeon-rng.
139
140 If unsure, say Y.
141
142 config HW_RANDOM_PASEMI
143 tristate "PA Semi HW Random Number Generator support"
144 depends on HW_RANDOM && PPC_PASEMI
145 default HW_RANDOM
146 ---help---
147 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
148 Generator hardware found on PA Semi PWRficient SoCs.
149
150 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
151 module will be called pasemi-rng.
152
153 If unsure, say Y.
154
155 config HW_RANDOM_VIRTIO
156 tristate "VirtIO Random Number Generator support"
157 depends on HW_RANDOM && VIRTIO
158 ---help---
159 This driver provides kernel-side support for the virtual Random Number
160 Generator hardware.
161
162 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
163 module will be called virtio-rng. If unsure, say N.
164
165 config HW_RANDOM_TX4939
166 tristate "TX4939 Random Number Generator support"
167 depends on HW_RANDOM && SOC_TX4939
168 default HW_RANDOM
169 ---help---
170 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
171 Generator hardware found on TX4939 SoC.
172
173 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
174 module will be called tx4939-rng.
175
176 If unsure, say Y.
177
178 config HW_RANDOM_MXC_RNGA
179 tristate "Freescale i.MX RNGA Random Number Generator"
180 depends on HW_RANDOM && ARCH_HAS_RNGA
181 ---help---
182 This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
183 Generator hardware found on Freescale i.MX processors.
184
185 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
186 module will be called mxc-rnga.
187
188 If unsure, say Y.
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