From owner-cvs-all Mon Nov 29 13: 4:34 1999 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from apollo.backplane.com (apollo.backplane.com [216.240.41.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26F8114A2C; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:04:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: (from dillon@localhost) by apollo.backplane.com (8.9.3/8.9.1) id NAA09106; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:04:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:04:30 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon Message-Id: <199911292104.NAA09106@apollo.backplane.com> To: Dan Moschuk Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/kern kern_fork.c src/sys/libkern arc4random.c src/sys/sys libkern.h References: <199911281751.JAA40710@freefall.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk :dan 1999/11/28 09:51:09 PST : : Modified files: : sys/i386/conf files.i386 : sys/kern kern_fork.c : sys/sys libkern.h : Added files: : sys/libkern arc4random.c : Log: : Introduce OpenBSD-like Random PIDs. Controlled by a sysctl knob : (kern.randompid), which is currently defaulted off. Use ARC4 (RC4) for our : random number generation, which will not get me executed for violating : crypto laws; a Good Thing(tm). : : Reviewed and Approved by: bde, imp Hi Dan. Is it possible that we could adjust this feature to be enabled with a config option? It seems to add a considerable amount of bulk to the kernel that's deadweight for the people not using it. Maybe call the config option RANDOMPID or something like that, and then conditionally compile in the appropriate code (including the arc4random.c source file). I don't care if its the default in GENERIC or not, but I'm starting to get worried about fitting kernels onto floppies with all the other /boot junk that's required now. -Matt Matthew Dillon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message