BCMRNG(4) | Device Drivers Manual | BCMRNG(4)

# NAME

`bcmrng` — Broadcom BCM2835/BCM2836/BCM2837 random number generator

# SYNOPSIS

`bcmrng* at fdt?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `bcmrng` driver provides support for the random number generator found on the Broadcom BCM2835/BCM2836/BCM2837 SoC.

It feeds the random subsystem's entropy pool with up to 128 bits of random data every second.

# SEE ALSO

intro(4), random(4), arc4random(9)

# HISTORY

The `bcmrng` driver first appeared in OpenBSD 6.3.

# AUTHORS

The `bcmrng` driver was written by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>.

June 20, 2020 | Debian