On 17 August 2013 10:09, Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Ben Laurie <b...@links.org> wrote: > > > > ... > > > > Also, if there are other sources, why are they not being fed in to the > > system PRNG? > Linux 3.x kernels decided to stop using IRQ interrupts (removal of the > IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM flag, without an alternative to gather entropy). > > "[PATCH 17/17] random: final removal of IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM," > http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1207.2/01043.html. >
I haven't studied the Linux PRNG, but my casual understanding is it does not deal well with useless input. This is obviously a defect. > Jeff >
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