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Date:      Fri, 17 Nov 2000 19:41:22 -0500 (EST)
From:      Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>
To:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za>, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: new monotime() call for all architectures.
Message-ID:  <200011180041.TAA10844@hda.hda.com>
In-Reply-To: <200011172240.eAHMdtJ07828@gratis.grondar.za> from Mark Murray at "Nov 18, 2000 00:39:57 am"

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> Actually, it does mean "monotonic", but I don't need strictly
> monotonic. The "time" info is used to improve the quality of the
> harvested entropy, but it is not specifically counted, so the
> errors introduced by different CPU's counters are "free" ontropy.

almost_monotonic_sequence() (but Bruce will make me shorten it)

Peter

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Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com)   Realtime development, Machine control,
HD Associates, Inc.               Fail-Safe systems, Agency approval


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