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    SubjectRe: Continuing /dev/random problems with 2.4
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    >>>>> "Bill" == Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> writes:

    Bill> Why would the kernel NOT use available source of entropy? If
    Bill> the kernel is gathering entropy, in what way is user mode
    Bill> better? Are you going to make users install disk, keystroke,
    Bill> packet, etc daemons to do the work of the kernel?

    Entropy is gathered from interrupt timing in the kernel because
    interrupts are handled in the kernel. It would be quite difficult for
    a user space process to get accurate information about interrupt
    timing.

    However, the i8xx RNG and audio entropy daemons work perfectly well
    from user space. What is gained by moving that code into the kernel?

    Best,
    Roland
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