Help¶

Enables a random number generator that uses the enabled hardware entropy gathering driver to generate random numbers. Should only be selected if hardware entropy driver is designed to be a random number generator source.

Direct dependencies¶

ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER && <choice RNG_GENERATOR_CHOICE: Random generator>

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Kconfig definition¶

At <Zephyr>/subsys/random/Kconfig:37

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:34 → <Zephyr>/subsys/Kconfig:46

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Random Number Generators → Random generator

config ENTROPY_DEVICE_RANDOM_GENERATOR
    bool "Use entropy driver to generate random numbers"
    depends on ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER && <choice RNG_GENERATOR_CHOICE: Random generator>
    help
      Enables a random number generator that uses the enabled hardware
      entropy gathering driver to generate random numbers. Should only be
      selected if hardware entropy driver is designed to be a random
      number generator source.

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