Re: [PATCH 3/3] hwrng: Don't default to HW_RANDOM when UML_RANDOM is the trigger

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On Sun, Feb 09, 2025 at 10:37:52AM +0100, Dragan Simic wrote:
>
> Could you, please, clarify why we need(ed) the defaults at all?
> Also, I'm a bit puzzled about what would be the defaults that are
> actually needed?  Are you actually referring to what I proposed
> in my earlier response? [1]  I'd appreciate a clarification.

In general there shouldn't be any default.  The only exception
would be perhaps for embedded boards where the RNG is always
present given the dependencies.  But in that case the default
should be conditional on the dependency (or perhaps the whole
config should become unconditional).

The current defaults are mostly there for historical reasons.

Cheers,
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