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hw_random: add support for the TPM chip as a hardware RNG source
This driver will make use of any available TPM chip on the system as a hwrng source. Acked-by: David Safford <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Kent Yoder <[email protected]>
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drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig

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module will be called exynos-rng.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config HW_RANDOM_TPM
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tristate "TPM HW Random Number Generator support"
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depends on HW_RANDOM && TCG_TPM
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default HW_RANDOM
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---help---
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This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
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Generator in the Trusted Platform Module
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
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module will be called tpm-rng.
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If unsure, say Y.

drivers/char/hw_random/Makefile

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obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_PPC4XX) += ppc4xx-rng.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_PSERIES) += pseries-rng.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_EXYNOS) += exynos-rng.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_TPM) += tpm-rng.o

drivers/char/hw_random/tpm-rng.c

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/*
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* Copyright (C) 2012 Kent Yoder IBM Corporation
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*
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* HWRNG interfaces to pull RNG data from a TPM
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*
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* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
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* published by the Free Software Foundation.
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*
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* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details.
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*
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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*/
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#include <linux/module.h>
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#include <linux/hw_random.h>
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#include <linux/tpm.h>
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#define MODULE_NAME "tpm-rng"
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static int tpm_rng_read(struct hwrng *rng, void *data, size_t max, bool wait)
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{
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return tpm_get_random(TPM_ANY_NUM, data, max);
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}
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static struct hwrng tpm_rng = {
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.name = MODULE_NAME,
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.read = tpm_rng_read,
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};
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static int __init rng_init(void)
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{
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return hwrng_register(&tpm_rng);
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}
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module_init(rng_init);
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static void __exit rng_exit(void)
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{
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hwrng_unregister(&tpm_rng);
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}
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module_exit(rng_exit);
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MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
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MODULE_AUTHOR("Kent Yoder <[email protected]>");
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MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RNG driver for TPM devices");

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