include/linux/hw_random.h
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+/*
+	Hardware Random Number Generator
+
+	Please read Documentation/hw_random.txt for details on use.
+
+	----------------------------------------------------------
+	This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
+        of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
+
+ */
+
+#ifndef LINUX_HWRANDOM_H_
+#define LINUX_HWRANDOM_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct hwrng - Hardware Random Number Generator driver
+ * @name:		Unique RNG name.
+ * @init:		Initialization callback (can be NULL).
+ * @cleanup:		Cleanup callback (can be NULL).
+ * @data_present:	Callback to determine if data is available
+ *			on the RNG. If NULL, it is assumed that
+ *			there is always data available.
+ * @data_read:		Read data from the RNG device.
+ *			Returns the number of lower random bytes in "data".
+ *			Must not be NULL.
+ * @priv:		Private data, for use by the RNG driver.
+ */
+struct hwrng {
+	const char *name;
+	int (*init)(struct hwrng *rng);
+	void (*cleanup)(struct hwrng *rng);
+	int (*data_present)(struct hwrng *rng, int wait);
+	int (*data_read)(struct hwrng *rng, u32 *data);
+	unsigned long priv;
+
+	/* internal. */
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
+/** Register a new Hardware Random Number Generator driver. */
+extern int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng);
+/** Unregister a Hardware Random Number Generator driver. */
+extern void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng);
+
+#endif /* LINUX_HWRANDOM_H_ */