> Could you check this patch and apply it ? > [RANDOM] : prefetch the whole pool, not 1/4 of it, > (pool contains u32 words, not bytes) > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <[email protected]> > --- linux-2.6.13-rc3/drivers/char/random.c 2005-07-13 06:46:46.000000000 +0200 > +++ linux-2.6.13-rc3-ed/drivers/char/random.c 2005-07-29 00:11:24.000000000 +0200 > @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ > next_w = *in++; > > spin_lock_irqsave(&r->lock, flags); > - prefetch_range(r->pool, wordmask); > + prefetch_range(r->pool, wordmask*4); Isn't it cleaner to replace the line above with: + prefetch_range(r->pool, wordmask * sizeof(__u32)); as the pool contains u32 words? > input_rotate = r->input_rotate; > add_ptr = r->add_ptr; > Folkert van Heusden -- Auto te koop, zie: http://www.vanheusden.com/daihatsu.php -------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your PGP/GPG key signed at www.biglumber.com! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE
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