Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:15:20 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Ben Laurie <benl@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: Collecting entropy from device_attach() times. Message-ID: <86y5jvojpj.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <CAG5KPzwhq4UzPxbx74vX5KKtqC4tWkTsKAHjGDsdD8MqJVVkRg@mail.gmail.com> (Ben Laurie's message of "Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:56:24 %2B0100") References: <20120918211422.GA1400@garage.freebsd.pl> <20120919192836.3a60cdfd@gumby.homeunix.com> <863923pzgi.fsf@ds4.des.no> <CAG5KPzwhq4UzPxbx74vX5KKtqC4tWkTsKAHjGDsdD8MqJVVkRg@mail.gmail.com>
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Ben Laurie <benl@freebsd.org> writes: > We should certainly see how things look on slow systems, but note that > if the resolution is lower, then the measurements will also be smaller > (assuming attachment takes similar time), and so we will claim less > entropy anyway :-) Ah, I forgot about Pawel's flsl() trick. You're right. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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