Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:23:41 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proposed fix; stage 1 (Was: svn commit: r239569 - head/etc/rc.d) Message-ID: <20120917012341.79cc8ce2@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <50564446.80606@FreeBSD.org> References: <50453686.9090100@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209131258210.13080@ai.fobar.qr> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209141336170.13080@ai.fobar.qr> <E1TCXN0-000NFT-7I@groundzero.grondar.org> <CAG5KPzwOdCkybj3D5uic1KC-pwW-pewgsrqrXg60f5SJjtzYPw@mail.gmail.com> <E1TCbDG-0002Hz-9D@groundzero.grondar.org> <CAG5KPzzRxzVX-%2B9fYjRdqjY-wScbM6AA7GYtLmktgMG0Zg8iyQ@mail.gmail.com> <E1TCbSz-0007CJ-BI@groundzero.grondar.org> <CAG5KPzyJNmXRfxtPPrdc2zVCsxGtDfJT79YC3a1PNUfOOSzt8A@mail.gmail.com> <E1TCcIq-000Brr-Ex@groundzero.grondar.org> <CAG5KPzwEESg7iUb2%2B-kAN%2Bk55M95BZjh5VaSvxzSsSCVuZ9kMw@mail.gmail.com> <E1TCdlD-000C1N-4g@groundzero.grondar.org> <CAG5KPzzFO1H5Wcx34oXi09=aJqg5w%2BXWSd8fnn0Byvpy_8%2B-rA@mail.gmail.com> <E1TCpk1-000N2H-Vq@groundzero.grondar.org> <CAG5KPzxOua1t%2BWCef77E5jA1j_m6 faw3JXUg sy8W_TeE%2BkpLUg@m <CAG5KPzymZY0ua2cAkzB-MK54G2WbWYi9J01c8YW4F9LOdVvc9A@mail.gmail.com> <E1TDHb0-000FIh-0Z@groundzero.grondar.org> <50564446.80606@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:27:34 -0700 Doug Barton wrote: > Finally, I still think that making changes to the entropy-feeding > methods in initrandom or random are premature until we have a chance > to review Arthur's work on what's actually happening with the buffer. > Until we know where the problems are, we're only guessing as to what > the fixes should be. The results are likely to be dependent on hardware, so it's going to be difficult to get a complete picture. In particular I'd suggest pre-caching ls and /entropy to simulate very fast flash drives.
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