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+/*
+ * rngd_linux.h -- Entropy sink for the Linux Kernel (/dev/random)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Philipp Rumpf
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef RNGD_LINUX__H
+#define RNGD_LINUX__H
+
+#include "rng-tools-config.h"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*
+ * Initialize the interface to the Linux Kernel
+ * entropy pool (through /dev/random)
+ *
+ * randomdev is the path to the random device
+ */
+extern void init_kernel_rng(const char* randomdev);
+
+/* Send entropy to the kernel */
+extern void random_add_entropy(void *buf, size_t size);
+
+/* Sleep until the kernel is hungry for entropy */
+extern void random_sleep(double poll_timeout);
+
+#endif /* RNGD_LINUX__H */
+