1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
3 * include/linux/random.h
5 * Include file for the random number generator.
8 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_RANDOM_H
9 #define _UAPI_LINUX_RANDOM_H
11 #include <linux/types.h>
12 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
13 #include <linux/irqnr.h>
15 /* ioctl()'s for the random number generator */
17 /* Get the entropy count. */
18 #define RNDGETENTCNT _IOR( 'R', 0x00, int )
20 /* Add to (or subtract from) the entropy count. (Superuser only.) */
21 #define RNDADDTOENTCNT _IOW( 'R', 0x01, int )
23 /* Get the contents of the entropy pool. (Superuser only.) (Removed in 2.6.9-rc2.) */
24 #define RNDGETPOOL _IOR( 'R', 0x02, int [2] )
27 * Write bytes into the entropy pool and add to the entropy count.
30 #define RNDADDENTROPY _IOW( 'R', 0x03, int [2] )
32 /* Clear entropy count to 0. (Superuser only.) */
33 #define RNDZAPENTCNT _IO( 'R', 0x04 )
35 /* Clear the entropy pool and associated counters. (Superuser only.) */
36 #define RNDCLEARPOOL _IO( 'R', 0x06 )
38 /* Reseed CRNG. (Superuser only.) */
39 #define RNDRESEEDCRNG _IO( 'R', 0x07 )
41 struct rand_pool_info
{
48 * Flags for getrandom(2)
50 * GRND_NONBLOCK Don't block and return EAGAIN instead
51 * GRND_RANDOM No effect
52 * GRND_INSECURE Return non-cryptographic random bytes
54 #define GRND_NONBLOCK 0x0001
55 #define GRND_RANDOM 0x0002
56 #define GRND_INSECURE 0x0004
59 * struct vgetrandom_opaque_params - arguments for allocating memory for vgetrandom
61 * @size_per_opaque_state: Size of each state that is to be passed to vgetrandom().
62 * @mmap_prot: Value of the prot argument in mmap(2).
63 * @mmap_flags: Value of the flags argument in mmap(2).
64 * @reserved: Reserved for future use.
66 struct vgetrandom_opaque_params
{
67 __u32 size_of_opaque_state
;
73 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_RANDOM_H */