Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:08:47 +0100 From: Mark Murray <markm@FreeBSD.org> To: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Arthur Mesh <arthurmesh@gmail.com>, Ian Lepore <freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org>, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Ben Laurie <benl@freebsd.org>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>, "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r239569 - head/etc/rc.d Message-ID: <E1TDtnT-00093h-QQ@groundzero.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: <20120917201740.GB1420@garage.freebsd.pl> References: <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_m6faw3JXUgsy8W_TeE%2BkpLUg@mail.gmail.com> <E1TCr9q-0005go-IM@groundzero.grondar.org> <20120917201740.GB1420@garage.freebsd.pl>
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Pawel Jakub Dawidek writes: > Why can't we split harvesting entropy from /dev/random from harvesting > entropy from sources that are much more performance-sensitive? > Currently random_harvest_internal() is used for both and it is trying to > be fast, as we don't want to slow down the caller. But with /dev/random > the caller won't mind to be slowed down. Put that way, it actually makes sense. :-) M -- Mark R V Murray Cert APS(Open) Dip Phys(Open) BSc Open(Open) BSc(Hons)(Open) Pi: 132511160
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