Bill Sommerfeld wrote: >On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 08:35 -0700, Hai-May Chao wrote: >> rnd_generate_pseudo_bytes() uses this 20-byte key to generate >> 5120 bytes (maximum) random numbers using its own HASH >> algorithm and stores them in the rm_buffer[] (per CPU struct) >> in order to satisfy the caller's current request and subsequent >> requests. > >where did the "5120" parameter come from? > >Currently we generate a much larger number of pseudo-random bytes per >"key" before going back to the well for another key. >
Thank you for pointing this out. We generate a much larger number of bytes (using the caller's buffer) when the caller's request is bigger than "rndmag_threshold". Otherwise, we use per CPU's internal buffer. Thanks, Hai-May
