QCRNG(4)
β¨ NAME β¨
Okay bestie, welcome to QCRNG(4) from the Kernel Interfaces Manual β this is the page for qcrng, aka the Qualcomm Snapdragon random number generator. Manual name? Folded in near the top, slayed, done. π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
The whole synopsis is literally this one line:
qcrng* at fdt?
That's the vibe. No cap. π«Ά
π DESCRIPTION π
The qcrng driver provides support for the random number generator found on the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs.
It feeds the random subsystem's entropy pool with 32 bits of random data every second. It's giving tiny entropy fairy doing her little scheduled drop, and honestly? Obsessed. β¨π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Go read these if you want the full lore. Iykyk. π
πΈ HISTORY πΈ
The qcrng driver first appeared in OpenBSD 7.4. Iconic debut, no notes. π
π AUTHORS π
The qcrng driver was written by Peter Hessler <phessler@openbsd.org>, based on the amlrng(4) driver by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>.
Give them their flowers, fr fr. ππ
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