Hi all,
Here is a small patch for 2.6.11 that adds a routine:
add_true_randomness(__u32 *buf, int nwords);
so that true random number generator device drivers can add a entropy
to the system. Drivers that use this can be found in the latest release
of ocf-linux, an asynchronous crypto implementation for linux based on
the *BSD Cryptographic Framework.
http://ocf-linux.sourceforge.net/
Adding this can dramatically improve the performance of /dev/random on
small embedded systems which do not generate much entropy.
Cheers,
Davidm
Signed-off-by: David McCullough <[email protected]>
Index: linux-2.6.11/include/linux/random.h
===================================================================
RCS file: linux-2.6.11/include/linux/random.h,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.6
diff -u -r1.1.1.6 random.h
--- linux-2.6.11/include/linux/random.h 3 Mar 2005 00:45:49 -0000 1.1.1.6
+++ linux-2.6.11/include/linux/random.h 18 Mar 2005 01:46:16 -0000
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
unsigned int value);
extern void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq);
+extern void add_true_randomness(__u32 *buf, int nwords);
+
extern void get_random_bytes(void *buf, int nbytes);
void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid_out[16]);
Index: linux-2.6.11/drivers/char/random.c
===================================================================
RCS file: linux-2.6.x/drivers/char/random.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.28
diff -u -r1.1.1.28 random.c
--- linux-2.6.11/drivers/char/random.c 3 Mar 2005 00:45:31 -0000 1.1.1.28
+++ linux-2.6.11/drivers/char/random.c 18 Mar 2005 01:46:16 -0000
@@ -902,6 +902,39 @@
EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_disk_randomness);
+/*
+ * provide a mechanism for HW to add entropy that is of
+ * very good quality from a true random number generator
+ */
+void add_true_randomness(__u32 *buf, int nwords)
+{
+ struct entropy_store *r;
+ int wakeup_check = 0;
+
+
+ if (!random_state || !sec_random_state)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * if we have too much entropy, put some in the secondary pool
+ */
+ r = random_state;
+ if (r->entropy_count >= r->poolinfo.POOLBITS)
+ r = sec_random_state;
+ else
+ wakeup_check = (r->entropy_count < random_read_wakeup_thresh);
+
+ add_entropy_words(r, buf, nwords);
+ credit_entropy_store(r, nwords * 32);
+
+ /*
+ * wakeup if we added enough entropy to cross the threshold
+ */
+ if (wakeup_check && r->entropy_count >= random_read_wakeup_thresh)
+ wake_up_interruptible(&random_read_wait);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_true_randomness);
+
/******************************************************************
*
* Hash function definition
--
David McCullough, [email protected] Ph:+61 7 34352815 http://www.SnapGear.com
Custom Embedded Solutions + Security Fx:+61 7 38913630 http://www.uCdot.org
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