linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] n2rng: add support for m5/m7 rng register layout

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Message-ID: <20170113143718.GB26101@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:37:18 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] n2rng: add support for m5/m7 rng register layout

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 10:52:45AM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote:
> Commit c1e9b3b0eea1 ("hwrng: n2 - Attach on T5/M5, T7/M7 SPARC CPUs")
> added config strings to enable the random number generator in the sparc
> m5 and m7 platforms.  This worked fine for client LDoms, but not for the
> primary LDom, or running on bare metal, because the actual rng hardware
> layout changed and self-test would now fail, continually spewing error
> messages on the console.
> 
> This patch series adds correct support for the new rng register layout,
> and adds a limiter to the spewing of error messages.

All applied.  Thanks.
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