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Date:      Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:42:29 -0500
From:      Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
Cc:        Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/kern kern_fork.c src/sys/libkern arc4random.c src/sys/sys libkern.h
Message-ID:  <19991129104229.A277@spirit.jaded.net>
In-Reply-To: <83454.943870526@zippy.cdrom.com>; from jkh@zippy.cdrom.com on Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 02:15:26AM -0800
References:  <199911281751.JAA40710@freefall.freebsd.org> <83454.943870526@zippy.cdrom.com>

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| >   Introduce OpenBSD-like Random PIDs.  Controlled by a sysctl knob
| >   (kern.randompid), which is currently defaulted off.  Use ARC4 (RC4) for our
| >   random number generation, which will not get me executed for violating
| >   crypto laws; a Good Thing(tm).
| 
| Hmmm.  A fine thing, but one small point:  Are we actually documenting
| these new knobs anywhere? :-)

We'll get there. :-)

-- 
Dan Moschuk (TFreak!dan@freebsd.org)
"Cure for global warming: One giant heatsink and dual fans!"


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