linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/net: remove network drivers' last few uses of IRQF_SAMPLE

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Message-ID: <482C8606.6000308@hp.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 May 2008 11:50:46 -0700
From:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Chris Peterson <cpeterso@...terso.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/net: remove network drivers' last few uses of
 IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> 
> The Treacherous Platform Module includes an RNG.
> 
> Someone (hi Jesse?) should implement support for TPM_GetRandom.
> 
> All the specs are public, and the hardware is already in users' hands.

I will not pretend to understand everything mentioned, but having web 
searched on "TPM RNG" I came across this:

http://www.mail-archive.com/cryptography@metzdowd.com/msg06299.html

which may either encourage or discourage depending on one's point of view.

rick jones
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