[ath9k-devel] [PATCH v2] RANDOM: ATH9K RNG delivers zero bits of entropy

Jason Cooper <[email protected]> Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:46:00 -0000
Newsgroups org.ath9k.lists.ath9k-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-crypto,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless
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Hi Stephan, Miaoqing Pan,

On Mon, Aug 08, 2016 at 08:41:36AM +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> Am Montag, 8. August 2016, 02:03:36 CEST schrieb Pan, Miaoqing:
> > The entropy was evaluated by crypto expert,  the analysis report show the
> > ADC with at least 10bits and up to 22 bits of min-entropy for a 32 bits
> > value, we conservatively assume the min-entropy is 10 bits out of 32 bits,
> > so that's why set entropy quality  to  320/1024 = 10/32.

Ok, so the relevant commit is:

  ed14dc0af7cce ath9k: feeding entropy in kernel from ADC capture

Which refers to a previous commit:

  6301566e0b2d ath9k: export HW random number generator

> > Also we have explained in the commit message why can't use the HW
> > RNG framework.