Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 15 May 1996 16:05:47 +0200 (MET DST) | From | "Martin.Dalecki" <> | Subject | Re: CONFIG_RANDOM option for 1.99.2 |
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On Wed, 15 May 1996, Martin Mares wrote:
> 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 > I subscribe to this with both hand's :-) Or to say it otherwise: I agree compleatly with this view.
Marcin
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