Hi!
> The following patch set provides a different approach to /dev/random which is
> called
> Linux Random Number Generator (LRNG) to collect entropy within the Linux
> kernel. The
> main improvements compared to the existing /dev/random is to provide
> sufficient entropy
> during boot time as well as in virtual environments and when using SSDs. A
> secondary
> design goal is to limit the impact of the entropy collection on massive
> parallel systems
> and also allow the use accelerated cryptographic primitives. Also, all steps
> of the
> entropic data processing are testable.
That sounds good.. maybe too good. Where does LRNG get the entropy? That is the
part that should be carefully documented..
Pavel
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