linux-kernel - [RESEND 2/3] hwrng: st: Use real-world device timings for timeout

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Date:	Tue,  6 Oct 2015 17:12:50 +0100
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	kernel@...inux.com, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, peter@...sgaard.com,
	festevam@...il.com, pankaj.dev@...com, daniel.thompson@...aro.org,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Subject: [RESEND 2/3] hwrng: st: Use real-world device timings for timeout

Samples are documented to be available every 0.667us, so in theory
the 8 sample deep FIFO should take 5.336us to fill.  However, during
thorough testing, it became apparent that filling the FIFO actually
takes closer to 12us.

Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
---
 drivers/char/hw_random/st-rng.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/st-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/st-rng.c
index 8c8a435..a1ff080 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/st-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/st-rng.c
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@
 #define ST_RNG_FIFO_SIZE		8
 #define ST_RNG_SAMPLE_SIZE		2 /* 2 Byte (16bit) samples */
 
-/* Samples are available every 0.667us, which we round to 1us */
-#define ST_RNG_FILL_FIFO_TIMEOUT   (1 * (ST_RNG_FIFO_SIZE / ST_RNG_SAMPLE_SIZE))
+/*
+ * Samples are documented to be available every 0.667us, so in theory
+ * the 8 sample deep FIFO should take 5.336us to fill.  However, during
+ * thorough testing, it became apparent that filling the FIFO actually
+ * takes closer to 12us.
+ */
+#define ST_RNG_FILL_FIFO_TIMEOUT	12
 
 struct st_rng_data {
 	void __iomem	*base;
-- 
1.9.1

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