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Date:      Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:05:27 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Mark Murray <markm@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r285691 - head/sys/conf
Message-ID:  <201507191605.t6JG5RGk038528@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: markm
Date: Sun Jul 19 16:05:26 2015
New Revision: 285691
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/285691

Log:
  Clarify the intent of the RANDOM_* options.
  
  Approved by:	so (/dev/random blanket)

Modified:
  head/sys/conf/NOTES

Modified: head/sys/conf/NOTES
==============================================================================
--- head/sys/conf/NOTES	Sun Jul 19 16:05:23 2015	(r285690)
+++ head/sys/conf/NOTES	Sun Jul 19 16:05:26 2015	(r285691)
@@ -2982,8 +2982,10 @@ options 	MAXFILES=999
 # Random number generator
 # Only ONE of the below two may be used; they are mutually exclusive.
 # If neither is present, then the Fortuna algorithm is used.
-options 	RANDOM_YARROW	# Yarrow CSPRNG (Default)
-options 	RANDOM_DEBUG	# Debugging messages
+options 	RANDOM_YARROW	# Yarrow CSPRNG (old default)
+#options 	RANDOM_DUMMY	# Dummy CSPRNG that always blocks
+# For developers.
+options 	RANDOM_DEBUG	# Extra debugging messages
 
 # Module to enable execution of application via emulators like QEMU
 options         IMAGACT_BINMISC



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