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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/char/Kconfig | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/char/random.c | 11 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig index ce277ee0a28a..40728491f37b 100644 --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig @@ -566,5 +566,5 @@ config RANDOM_TRUST_CPU that CPU manufacturer (perhaps with the insistence or mandate of a Nation State's intelligence or law enforcement agencies) has not installed a hidden back door to compromise the CPU's - random number generation facilities. - + random number generation facilities. This can also be configured + at boot with "random.trust_cpu=on/off". diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c index bf5f99fc36f1..c75b6cdf0053 100644 --- a/drivers/char/random.c +++ b/drivers/char/random.c @@ -779,6 +779,13 @@ static struct crng_state **crng_node_pool __read_mostly; static void invalidate_batched_entropy(void); +static bool trust_cpu __ro_after_init = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RANDOM_TRUST_CPU); +static int __init parse_trust_cpu(char *arg) +{ + return kstrtobool(arg, &trust_cpu); +} +early_param("random.trust_cpu", parse_trust_cpu); + static void crng_initialize(struct crng_state *crng) { int i; @@ -799,12 +806,10 @@ static void crng_initialize(struct crng_state *crng) } crng->state[i] ^= rv; } -#ifdef CONFIG_RANDOM_TRUST_CPU - if (arch_init) { + if (trust_cpu && arch_init) { crng_init = 2; pr_notice("random: crng done (trusting CPU's manufacturer)\n"); } -#endif crng->init_time = jiffies - CRNG_RESEED_INTERVAL - 1; } |