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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
FromJohannes Berg <>
DateFri, 16 May 2008 12:49:41 +0200
> +
> +/* Our random number generator device reads from /dev/urandom into the Guest's
> + * input buffers.  The usual case is that the Guest doesn't want random numbers
> + * and so has no buffers although /dev/urandom is still readable, whereas
> + * console is the reverse.

Is it really a good idea to use the hosts /dev/urandom to fill the
guests /dev/random?

johannes
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