linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/2] zcrypt: add support for large random numbers

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Date:	Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:21:11 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, Ralph Wuerthner <rwuerthn@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] zcrypt: add support for large random numbers

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 09:25:25AM +0000, Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
> From: Ralph Wuerthner <rwuerthn@...ibm.com>
> 
> This patch allows user space applications to access large amounts of 
> truly random data. The random data source is the build-in hardware 
> random number generator on the CEX2C cards.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ralph Wuerthner <rwuerthn@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>

The patch looks OK.

Are you guys going to carry this patch in the s390 tree?

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