linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] hwrng: bcm2835: add reset support

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Date:   Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:27:13 +0100
From:   Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>
To:     Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com>,
        Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Rikard Falkeborn <rikard.falkeborn@...il.com>,
        Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] hwrng: bcm2835: add reset support

On Thu, 2021-03-04 at 08:33 +0100, Álvaro Fernández Rojas wrote:
> BCM6368 devices need to reset the in order to generate true random numbers.
> This is what BCM6368 produces without a reset:
> root@...nWrt:/# cat /dev/hwrng | rngtest -c 1000
> rngtest 6.10
> Copyright (c) 2004 by Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> rngtest: starting FIPS tests...
> rngtest: bits received from input: 20000032
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2 successes: 0
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2 failures: 1000
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Monobit: 2
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Poker: 1000
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Runs: 1000
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Long run: 30
> rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Continuous run: 0
> rngtest: input channel speed: (min=37.253; avg=320.827; max=635.783)Mibits/s
> rngtest: FIPS tests speed: (min=12.141; avg=15.034; max=16.428)Mibits/s
> rngtest: Program run time: 1336176 microseconds
> cat: write error: Broken pipe
> 
> Signed-off-by: Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com>
> ---
>  v5: remove reset_control_rearm().

Reviewed-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>

regards
Philipp