Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 18:09:30 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: dmaddox@sc.rr.com Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pcm status Message-ID: <200101201609.f0KG9PI53208@gratis.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <20010120104803.A327@cae88-102-101.sc.rr.com> ; from "Donald J . Maddox" <dmaddox@sc.rr.com> "Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:48:03 EST." References: <20010120104803.A327@cae88-102-101.sc.rr.com>
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OK, please try this, then; change the HARVEST_RING_SIZE in sys/dev/random/yarrow.h to a smaller power-of-2 (256 or 128 would be good), and let me know how that helps-or-not. Thanks! M > If it helps at all, it's marginal. I still get skips. > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 05:36:08PM +0200, Mark Murray wrote: > > > This is directly traceable to entropy harvesting by /dev/*random. > > > I know it's not an option if you need to use ssh, but not loading > > > random.ko will fix the sound problems when moving the mouse or > > > typing. It doesn't fix the 'hwptr went backwards' messages, though. > > > > Please tell me if > > > > sysctl -w kern.random.yarrow.bins=2 > > makes a difference for you. > > > > Thanks! > > > > M > > -- > > Mark Murray > > Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > -- Mark Murray Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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