Re: [PATCH] API for true Random Number Generators to add entropy (2.6.11)

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On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 00:58 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Evgeniy Polyakov wrote:
> > So I still insist on creating ability to contribute entropy directly,
> > without userspace validation.
> > It will be turned off by default.
> 
> If its disabled by default, then you and 2-3 other people will use this 
> feature.  Not enough justification for a kernel API at that point.

It is only because there are only couple of HW crypto devices
in the tree, with one crypto framework inclusion there will be
at least redouble.
Let's return to this discussion after it.

Thank you.

> 	Jeff
> 
-- 
        Evgeniy Polyakov

Crash is better than data corruption -- Arthur Grabowski

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