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[S390] hw_random: allow rng_dev_read() to return hardware errors.
authorRalph Wuerthner <rwuerthn@de.ibm.com>
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:46:14 +0000 (07:46 +0200)
committerHeiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:47:02 +0000 (07:47 +0200)
commit893f11286644780fc7d6d415e537644da7bdaaf8
tree600401989687c7f7815ed119d2420b9228dd7e8d
parentc10fde0d9e2112c25052a8742e893ec5965c0007
[S390] hw_random: allow rng_dev_read() to return hardware errors.

The api for hardware random number generators is currently limited to
devices that never fail. If the hardware is registered as a source for
random numbers it has to work. This prevents the use of i/o based
random number devices where the i/o might fail.

Add a check for errors after the read from a hardware random number device.

This patch is required to support large random numbers retrieved
from the CEX2C cards on System z.

Signed-off-by: Ralph Wuerthner <rwuerthn@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
drivers/char/hw_random/core.c