Merge branch 'x86-rdrand-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel...

[pandora-kernel.git] / arch / x86 / Kconfig

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 16db864..77f7a38 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1454,6 +1454,15 @@ config ARCH_USES_PG_UNCACHED
        def_bool y
        depends on X86_PAT
 
+config ARCH_RANDOM
+       def_bool y
+       prompt "x86 architectural random number generator" if EXPERT
+       ---help---
+         Enable the x86 architectural RDRAND instruction
+         (Intel Bull Mountain technology) to generate random numbers.
+         If supported, this is a high bandwidth, cryptographically
+         secure hardware random number generator.
+
 config EFI
        bool "EFI runtime service support"
        depends on ACPI