linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] tpm: Drop CONFIG_HW_RANDOM

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Date:   Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:03:15 +0300
From:   "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     "Paul Menzel" <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>,
        "Mario Limonciello" <mario.limonciello@....com>
Cc:     <peterhuewe@....de>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>, <Jason@...c4.com>,
        <dragonn@...pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] tpm: Drop CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_TPM

On Thu Aug 3, 2023 at 10:22 AM EEST, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Mario,
>
>
> Thank you for the patch.
>
> Am 03.08.23 um 03:50 schrieb Mario Limonciello:
> > As the behavior of whether a TPM is registered for hwrng can be controlled
> > by command line, drop the kernel configuration option.
>
> Shouldn’t this be left in to be able to set the default without having 
> to change the Linux kernel command line?

Even if it made sense it is completely urelated to the real-world
issues at hand.

BR, Jarkko