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CONFIG_X86_TSC_RANDOM_GENERATOR

x86 timestamp counter based number generator

Type: bool

Help

This options enables number generator based on timestamp counter of x86 boards, obtained with rdtsc instruction.

Direct dependencies

TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR && X86 && <choice RNG_GENERATOR_CHOICE: Random generator>

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Kconfig definition

At subsys/random/Kconfig:29

Included via Kconfig:8 → Kconfig.zephyr:34 → subsys/Kconfig:30

Menu path: (Top) → Random subsystem → Random generator

config X86_TSC_RANDOM_GENERATOR
    bool "x86 timestamp counter based number generator"
    depends on TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR && X86 && <choice RNG_GENERATOR_CHOICE: Random generator>
    help
      This options enables number generator based on timestamp counter
      of x86 boards, obtained with rdtsc instruction.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)