Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
David McCullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here is a small patch for 2.6.11 that adds a routine:
add_true_randomness(__u32 *buf, int nwords);
It neither applies correctly nor compiles in current kernels. 2.6.11 is very old in kernel time.
Are we likely to see any in-kernel users of this?
I added similar support to the pre hw_random AMD8111 driver a long time ago. Basically a timer that regularly read some dat from the hw random generator and feed it into the random code.
I think it is a good idea, because it doesnt make much sense imho to run a daemon for something that can be done in 20 lines of code in the kernel.
Check your kernel history.
We -used- to need data from RNG directly into the kernel randomness pool. The consensus was that the FIPS testing should be moved to userspace.
Jeff
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