[PATCHv2] hw_random: add driver for atmel true hardware random number generator
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at sunsite.dk
Thu Oct 6 16:44:32 EDT 2011
>>>>> "Baruch" == Baruch Siach <baruch at tkos.co.il> writes:
Hi,
>> +static int atmel_trng_read(struct hwrng *rng, void *buf, size_t max,
>> + bool wait)
>> +{
>> + struct atmel_trng *trng = container_of(rng, struct atmel_trng, rng);
>> + u32 *data = buf;
>> +
>> + /* data ready? */
>> + if (readl(trng->base + TRNG_ODATA) & 1) {
>> + *data = readl(trng->base + TRNG_ODATA);
>> + return 4;
Baruch> Shouldn't you check for max >= 4 before writing to *buf?
Conceptually, yes. The other hw_random drivers don't seem to do it
though, and the buffer size is guaranteed to be atleast 32 bytes, but I
can stick a '&& max >= 4' in the conditional if you prefer.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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