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1 /*
2  * This file is part of the Linux kernel.
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) 2011, Intel Corporation
5  * Authors: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>,
6  *          H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
7  *
8  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
9  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
10  * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
11  *
12  * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
13  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
14  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
15  * more details.
16  *
17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
18  * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
19  * 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
20  *
21  */
22 
23 #include <asm/processor.h>
24 #include <asm/archrandom.h>
25 #include <asm/sections.h>
26 
27 static int __init x86_rdrand_setup(char *s)
28 {
29 	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RDRAND);
30 	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RDSEED);
31 	return 1;
32 }
33 __setup("nordrand", x86_rdrand_setup);
34 
35 /*
36  * RDRAND has Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) that runs on every invocation.
37  * Run the instruction a few times as a sanity check.
38  * If it fails, it is simple to disable RDRAND here.
39  */
40 #define SANITY_CHECK_LOOPS 8
41 
42 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_RANDOM
43 void x86_init_rdrand(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
44 {
45 	unsigned long tmp;
46 	int i;
47 
48 	if (!cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_RDRAND))
49 		return;
50 
51 	for (i = 0; i < SANITY_CHECK_LOOPS; i++) {
52 		if (!rdrand_long(&tmp)) {
53 			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_RDRAND);
54 			pr_warn_once("rdrand: disabled\n");
55 			return;
56 		}
57 	}
58 }
59 #endif
60