[PATCH v6 0/8] Add a random number generator uclass

Sughosh Ganu sughosh.ganu at linaro.org
Tue Dec 31 10:39:52 CET 2019


On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 at 12:38, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
wrote:

> On 12/31/19 3:56 AM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 at 13:22, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de
> > <mailto:xypron.glpk at gmx.de>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 12/27/19 3:23 PM, Sughosh Ganu wrote:
> >      > Add a random number generator(rng) uclass to facilitate adding
> >     drivers
> >      > for rng devices. I plan to add an implementation of the
> >      > EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL, which would get the random number from the rng
> >      > uclass -- the protocol would be used by the efi stub for getting a
> >      > random number for the kaslr feature.
> >      >
> >      > The patch series also adds a driver for the rng device found on
> the
> >      > stm32mp1 and qemu platforms. A dummy rng driver for sandbox has
> also
> >      > been added, along with the unit test for the rng uclass.
> >
> >     Who shall be the maintainer for the RNG sub-system of U-Boot?
> >
> >     Sughosh do you want to volunteer?
> >
> >
> > How about i co-maintain this with you. Do you think this is fine. Please
> > let me know.
>
> I think one maintainer is enough and I am fine if you volunteer.
>
> Wolfgang can create a repository for you on gitlab.denx.de.
>
> Afterwards you can create a patch to add the information to the
> MAINTAINERS file, e.g.
>
> RNG
> M:      Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org>
> S:      Maintained
> T:      git https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-rng.git
> F:      drivers/rng/
> F:      drivers/virtio/virtio_rng.c
>
> If you want me to review:
>
> RNG
> M:      Sughosh Ganu <sughosh.ganu at linaro.org>
> R:      Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
> S:      Maintained
> T:      git https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-rng.git
> F:      drivers/rng/
> F:      drivers/virtio/virtio_rng.c
>

Ok. Will take it up then, with you as the reviewer.

-sughosh


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