On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Mark Murray wrote:
I wasn't screaming for a backout, I asked for a way to turn off harvesting
from the mouse code. You're the one that started in, I just responded in
the same condescending manner you used with me.
If I was condescending, then I apologise.
I am
| That is a _great_ source of entropy.
So are disk and network accesses, I don't see harvesting code being
sprinkled inside them. Probably because more people would scream if their
network or disk performance died.
Those are on their way.
| Please explain "ill advised".
Your system
+---[ Mark Murray ]--
| | That is a _great_ source of entropy.
|
| So are disk and network accesses, I don't see harvesting code being
| sprinkled inside them. Probably because more people would scream if their
| network or disk performance died.
|
| Those are on
| Screaming for backout is not.
I wasn't screaming for a backout, I asked for a way to turn off harvesting
from the mouse code. You're the one that started in, I just responded in
the same condescending manner you used with me.
If I was condescending, then I apologise.
I am somewhat
+---[ Andrew Kenneth Milton ]--
| I've now tried 5 different Sound Cards in an effort to find one that doesn't
| spew
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| pcm0: hwptr went backwards 2060 - 1872
Ok so I've been told this is related to the random module.
Having had a look through the code I now
Ok so I've been told this is related to the random module.
Related, sure, but the real problem is elsewhere.
Having had a look through the code I now understand what the problem is.
I think that for those people using /dev/sysmouse under X that
having random_harvest in scmouse.c is
+---[ Mark Murray ]--
| Ok so I've been told this is related to the random module.
|
| Related, sure, but the real problem is elsewhere.
|
| Having had a look through the code I now understand what the problem is.
|
| I think that for those people using /dev/sysmouse
To be fair, if the random module depends that badly on getting
entropy from the mouse it isn't much good for many of our users
who may not even have a mouse, keyboard or console. (Even when
using X, personally I use the mouse as little as possible. On some
of our servers the console is rarely
I think the yarrow stuff is probably somewhat more roubust than
requiring the mouse - as long as there is some source of entropy.
What other sources does the random device currently use?
Currently - keyboard and mouse.
RSN, also interrupts and network activity.
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