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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Optionally let Net Devices feed Entropy
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On 16 Aug 2001 14:19:57 -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
> It would be interesting if an option were possible for entropy pool via
> loopback traffic.

is that humor? :)

it can certainly generate a large amount of entropy if you let it.

but the general mechanism for grabbing entropy from char/net devices is
measuring values from their interrupt timings. this is done via a flag
value in request_irq.

loopback has no interrupts thus no request_irq

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Robert M. Love
rml at ufl.edu
rml at tech9.net

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