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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] - Randomize node rotor used in cpuset_mem_spread_node()
On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:04:06 -0500
Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> wrote:

> > I suspect random32() would suffice here. It avoids depleting the
> > entropy pool altogether.
>
> I wouldn't worry about that. get_random_int() touches the urandom pool,
> which will always leave entropy around. Also, Ted and I decided over a
> year ago that we should drop the whole entropy accounting framework,
> which I'll get around to some rainy weekend.

hm, so why does random32() exist? Speed?


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