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SubjectRE: /dev/random entropy calcs - patch [not related to net devices]
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> + time = (__u32)(xtime.tv_usec) ^ (__u32)(xtime.tv_sec);

I would prefer:

time = (__u32)xtime.tv_usec | ( (__u32)(xtime.tv_sec)<<20) );

The way you have it, you collide the two least-significant bits,
potentially losing some entropy.

DS

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