@@ -18919,13 +18919,24 @@ Base Services
@end table
@end deftp
-@anchor{rngd-service}
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} rngd-service [#:rng-tools @var{rng-tools}] @
- [#:device "/dev/hwrng"]
-Return a service that runs the @command{rngd} program from @var{rng-tools}
-to add @var{device} to the kernel's entropy pool. The service will fail if
-@var{device} does not exist.
-@end deffn
+@defvar rngd-service-type
+Type of the service that runs rng-tools rngd, whose value is a
+@code{<rngd-configuration>} object.
+@end defvar
+
+@deftp {Data Type} rngd-configuration
+Data type representing the configuration of rngd.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{rng-tools} (default: @code{rng-tools}) (type: file-like)
+Package object of the rng-tools rngd.
+
+@item @code{device} (default: @var{"/dev/hwrng"}) (type: string)
+Path of the device to add to the kernel's entropy pool. The service
+will fail if @var{device} does not exist.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
@anchor{pam-limits-service}
@cindex session limits
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services base)
rngd-configuration
rngd-configuration?
rngd-service-type
- rngd-service
+ rngd-service ; deprecated
kmscon-configuration
kmscon-configuration?
@@ -662,8 +662,10 @@ (define urandom-seed-service-type
(define-record-type* <rngd-configuration>
rngd-configuration make-rngd-configuration
rngd-configuration?
- (rng-tools rngd-configuration-rng-tools) ;file-like
- (device rngd-configuration-device)) ;string
+ (rng-tools rngd-configuration-rng-tools ;file-like
+ (default rng-tools))
+ (device rngd-configuration-device ;string
+ (default "/dev/hwrng")))
(define rngd-service-type
(shepherd-service-type
@@ -682,12 +684,13 @@ (define rngd-service-type
(provision '(trng))
(start #~(make-forkexec-constructor '#$rngd-command))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))
+ (rngd-configuration)
(description "Run the @command{rngd} random number generation daemon to
supply entropy to the kernel's pool.")))
-(define* (rngd-service #:key
- (rng-tools rng-tools)
- (device "/dev/hwrng"))
+(define-deprecated (rngd-service #:key (rng-tools rng-tools)
+ (device "/dev/hwrng"))
+ rngd-service-type
"Return a service that runs the @command{rngd} program from @var{rng-tools}
to add @var{device} to the kernel's entropy pool. The service will fail if
@var{device} does not exist."