linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwrng: bcm2835: set quality to 1000

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Date:   Wed, 3 Mar 2021 20:20:19 +1100
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, mpm@...enic.com,
        nsaenzjulienne@...e.de, f.fainelli@...il.com, rjui@...adcom.com,
        sbranden@...adcom.com, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        rikard.falkeborn@...il.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stijn@...ux-ipv6.be, ynezz@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwrng: bcm2835: set quality to 1000

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 08:12:45PM +0100, Álvaro Fernández Rojas wrote:
> 
> I ran rngtest and this is what I got:

This is meaningless except for sources that have not been whitened.

Your justification needs to be based on what the hardware does or
is documented to do.

Thanks,
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