> Fascinating.  Open two xterms, and in each, run `od -c /dev/random`.  On my
> system, one gets almost all the entropy.  And entropy_avail sits at 0.
> 
> That might qualify for a kernel patch - root should get priority on
> /dev/random, and others should have equal access without getting starved.

Neither one is getting anything out of /dev/random. It's like it's
completely dead. Very strange.

-Evan

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