CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835: Broadcom BCM2835/BCM63xx Random Number Generator support

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 has multiple definitions:

Broadcom BCM2835/BCM63xx Random Number Generator support found in drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835:

• prompt: Broadcom BCM2835/BCM63xx Random Number Generator support
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835 || CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_NSP || CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_5301X || \
• defined in drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.16–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD
• modules built: bcm2835-rng

Help text

This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number Generator hardware found on the Broadcom BCM2835 and BCM63xx SoCs.

To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called bcm2835-rng

If unsure, say Y.

Broadcom BCM2835 Random Number Generator support found in drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835:

• prompt: Broadcom BCM2835 Random Number Generator support
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835 || CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_NSP || CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_5301X
• defined in drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.10–3.19, 4.0–4.15
• modules built: bcm2835-rng

Help text

This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number Generator hardware found on the Broadcom BCM2835 SoCs.

To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called bcm2835-rng

If unsure, say Y.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module bcm2835-rng CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 : drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig : "Broadcom BCM2835/BCM63xx Random Number Generator support" # in 3.10–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD
• lkddb of "" "" "brcm,bcm-nsp-rng" : CONFIG_HW_RANDOM CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 : drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c # in 4.8–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD
• lkddb of "" "" "brcm,bcm2835-rng" : CONFIG_HW_RANDOM CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 : drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c # in 3.10–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD
• lkddb of "" "" "brcm,bcm5301x-rng" : CONFIG_HW_RANDOM CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 : drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c # in 4.8–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD
• lkddb of "" "" "brcm,bcm6368-rng" : CONFIG_HW_RANDOM CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 : drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c # in 4.16–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD
• lkddb platform "bcm2835-rng" : CONFIG_HW_RANDOM CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_BCM2835 : drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c # in 3.10–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD

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