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Message #78767
[Bug 1365593] [NEW] No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
Public bug reported:
[Impact]
User has a system with a built-in random number generator that the OS cannot use.
[Test Case]
Make sure rng-tools is uninstalled.
Reboot with this driver, verify that it is automatically loaded. Leave system idle for this test.
In one terminal, run 'watch cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail', and note that the minor fluctuation in available entropy over time. Install rng-tools, and notice that entropy shoots up and grows at a faster rate than previously.
[Regression Potential]
If this driver is buggy it could cause e.g. an oops or a panic that would not otherwise have occurred.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365593
Title:
No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
[Impact]
User has a system with a built-in random number generator that the OS cannot use.
[Test Case]
Make sure rng-tools is uninstalled.
Reboot with this driver, verify that it is automatically loaded. Leave system idle for this test.
In one terminal, run 'watch cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail', and note that the minor fluctuation in available entropy over time. Install rng-tools, and notice that entropy shoots up and grows at a faster rate than previously.
[Regression Potential]
If this driver is buggy it could cause e.g. an oops or a panic that would not otherwise have occurred.
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Follow ups
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Launchpad Bug Tracker, 2014-10-08
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Launchpad Bug Tracker, 2014-10-02
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: dann frazier, 2014-09-28
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Brad Figg, 2014-09-27
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Launchpad Bug Tracker, 2014-09-25
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Tim Gardner, 2014-09-08
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Launchpad Bug Tracker, 2014-09-07
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Tim Gardner, 2014-09-04
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Joseph Salisbury, 2014-09-04
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: dann frazier, 2014-09-04
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[Bug 1365593] Re: No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: Joseph Salisbury, 2014-09-04
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[Bug 1365593] Missing required logs.
From: Brad Figg, 2014-09-04
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[Bug 1365593] [NEW] No driver provided for X-Gene's hardware RNG
From: dann frazier, 2014-09-04
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