>>>> You can edit drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/Kconfig >>>> go to the section config B43_HWRNG >>>> and change 'default y' to 'default n' >>>> >>>> That should disable it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Could you please also try the attached patch? >>> There seems to be a problem in hwrng core in that it does not disable >>> the current RNG, if the new RNG fails to initialize. >>> I don't know if that's the problem here, though. >> >> Ok. Do I apply your patch to the first version that fails for me, and >> revert my change to Kconfig? > > > Yes, please test the patch with a version that would otherwise fail. > You can use 4.16 or the latest kernel for that. I created it with latest > linus' version. I tested both suggested cases. When I disable B43_HWRNG by editing Kconfig, 'rmmod b43' succeeds in the first version where it previously failed. When I apply your patch on top of an unmodified 4.16 it also succeeds. cheers, lukas -- Do not believe the naysayers who say it cannot be done.
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