On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Richard Troth <vmcow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On May 1, 2010, at 6:32 AM, Richard Troth wrote: >>> But the crypto cards have their own API. I'n asking about the kernel's >>> entropy function. Or is there a way to get the kernel to use the crypto? > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 17:11, Greg Oldendick <oldend...@gmail.com> wrote: >> If you have the crypto card, you can load the prng.ko kernel module. >> It will create a /dev/prandom device you can read from. >> >> Greg > > > Nice. > So we now have /dev/random (which can block) and /dev/urandom > (unblocking, but less ... less "random") and /dev/prandom (which uses > crypto HW). > Thanks, Greg! I think that is what I was looking for. > > > -- R; <>< >
Hello! If I remember correctly, this question came up early on. The response was that the device drivers which on desktops use keyboards and mice, was rewired on System Z to use disk I/O as its creation methods. And that by normal disk management we'd end up with the device drivers performing as if they were the same everywhere inside Linux. It's been a while mind. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
