linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hw_random: mediatek: Setup default RNG quality

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 23:02:13 +1100
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     sean.wang@...iatek.com
Cc:     mpm@...enic.com, clabbe.montjoie@...il.com,
        prasannatsmkumar@...il.com, romain.perier@...e-electrons.com,
        shannon.nelson@...cle.com, weiyongjun1@...wei.com,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hw_random: mediatek: Setup default RNG quality

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:02:46PM +0800, sean.wang@...iatek.com wrote:
> From: Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>
> 
> When hw_random device's quality is non-zero, it will automatically fill
> the kernel's entropy pool at boot.  For the purpose, one conservative
> quality value is being picked up as the default value.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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