Re: [PATCH 3/3] hwrng: msm - Add support for prng v2

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On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:56:34PM +0300, Stanimir Varbanov wrote:
>
> > Is this really a pseudo-RNG? If so it needs to be moved over to
> > the algif_rng interface.
> 
> Despite the register name (PRNG_ registers prefix) the IP is using FIPS
> approved algorithm and we can claim that this is true hardware entropy
> generator.

Whether your RNG is a PRNG or not has nothing to do with the
algorithm you use.  No algorithm can generate entropy out of thin
air.

Cheers,
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