null_entropy.h File Reference

Nonexistent entropy source. More...

#include <stdint.h>

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Defines
#define	ENTROPY_PREFIX_null   __null_
Functions
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static __always_inline int	ENTROPY_INLINE (null, entropy_enable)(void)
static __always_inline void	ENTROPY_INLINE (null, entropy_disable)(void)
static __always_inline min_entropy_t	ENTROPY_INLINE (null, min_entropy_per_sample)(void)
static __always_inline int	ENTROPY_INLINE (null, get_noise)(noise_sample_t *noise)

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Detailed Description

Nonexistent entropy source.

This source provides no entropy and must NOT be used in a security-sensitive environment.

Definition in file null_entropy.h.

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Define Documentation

#define ENTROPY_PREFIX_null   __null_

Definition at line 19 of file null_entropy.h.

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Function Documentation

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static __always_inline int ENTROPY_INLINE	(	null	,
		entropy_enable
	)		[inline, static]

Definition at line 23 of file null_entropy.h.

                                                 {
        /* Do nothing */
        return 0;
}

static __always_inline void ENTROPY_INLINE	(	null	,
		entropy_disable
	)		[inline, static]

Definition at line 29 of file null_entropy.h.

                                                  {
        /* Do nothing */
}

static __always_inline min_entropy_t ENTROPY_INLINE	(	null	,
		min_entropy_per_sample
	)		[inline, static]

Definition at line 34 of file null_entropy.h.

References MIN_ENTROPY.

                                                         {
        /* Actual amount of min-entropy is zero.  To avoid
         * division-by-zero errors and to allow compilation of
         * entropy-consuming code, pretend to have 1 bit of entropy in
         * each sample.
         */
        return MIN_ENTROPY ( 1.0 );
}

static __always_inline int ENTROPY_INLINE	(	null	,
		get_noise
	)		[inline, static]

Definition at line 44 of file null_entropy.h.

                                                             {

        /* All sample values are constant */
        *noise = 0x01;

        return 0;
}