[S390] Support for s390 Pseudo Random Number Generator

Starting with the z9 the CPU Cryptographic Assist Facility comes with
an integrated Pseudo Random Number Generator. The generator creates
random numbers by an algorithm similar to the ANSI X9.17 standard.
The pseudo-random numbers can be accessed via a character device driver
node called /dev/prandom. Similar to /dev/urandom any amount of bytes
can be read from the device without blocking.

Signed-off-by: Jan Glauber <jan.glauber@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
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Jan Glauber
2007-02-05 21:18:22 +01:00
committed by Martin Schwidefsky
parent d54853ef8c
commit 1b27829489
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@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK_SHA
If unsure say M. The compiled module will be
called padlock-sha.ko
source "arch/s390/crypto/Kconfig"
config CRYPTO_DEV_GEODE
tristate "Support for the Geode LX AES engine"
depends on CRYPTO && X86_32 && PCI