On Sun, 28 Jul 2024 08:42:42 +0200 Mattias Rönnblom <hof...@lysator.liu.se> wrote:
> > 1- An implementation of rte_csrand that calls getrandom() with per-core > > entropy caching. Which will be the default for DPDK. > > 2- Build time flag to enable HW CSRNG for those who want to override the > > default kernel getrandom() feature. > > 3- Rationale for why CPU HW CSRNG is required. > > > > To elaborate on Item 3, the rationale is simple, we want to enable the HW > > feature for those who need it. > > That's circular. "The reason we want this feature implementation to be > included is to satisfy those who want this feature implementation." > > Stop thinking like an ARM developer on a "software enablement" mission, > and start thinking like a DPDK library or application developer. The Linux kernel in arch/arm64/include/asm/archrandom.h has support already. The support includes lots of checks for capabilities and caveats for the limitations of the ARM implementation that are not reflected in this simplistic version.
