Messages in this thread |  | | From | Martin Mares <> | Subject | Re: CONFIG_RANDOM option for 1.99.2 | Date | Wed, 15 May 1996 11:42:59 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Hi,
> > The random generator is sometimes used inside the kernel itself > > -- for example in my BOOTP code. I think it isn't a good idea to allow > > disabling it. > > It is not used SOMETIMES in the kernel but ONLY in BOOTP and there it is > incredibble overkill (IMHO.)
OK. There really should be a kernel-level random number generator, because it's useful in many kernel parts related to networking (although they usually generate the numbers themselves for now). On the other side, we probably should make the current high-quality (but high-overhead) generator optional and create a kernel-level interface to a 32-bit generator using the high-quality one if it's present or something else (a simple linear congruential generator?) instead if it isn't.
Martin
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