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DateThu, 15 May 2008 20:53:19 +0100
FromJeremy Fitzhardinge <>
SubjectRe: Virt RNG?
Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Has anyone yet written a "hw" RNG module for virt, that reads the host's 
> random number pool?
>
> All this talk[1] about IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM in network drivers reminds me 
> that virt guest instances should be grabbing random numbers from the 
> host, especially if the host has a hardware RNG.

It was actually one of the first device types proposed for what would 
become virtio, but as far as I know there has been no work on such a 
device.  It certainly makes lots of sense.

    J


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