Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 20:17:45 +0200 From: Mark Huizer <freebsd@dohd.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc Message-ID: <20001021201745.A21516@dohd.cx> In-Reply-To: <81922.972151063@winston.osd.bsdi.com>; from jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com on Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 10:57:43AM -0700 References: <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> <81922.972151063@winston.osd.bsdi.com>
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> > a nice idea. We would have to check every program that is used during > > the bootup procedure to make sure that they don't use /dev/random or at > > least make sure that seeding will be finished by the time booting has > > finished. > But if it blocks until the reseed is finished, what's the problem? Hmm... that putting the entropy reseeding in background doesn't improve anything if 2 lines later ldconfig, mfs, or whatever sets in and blocks for it? Mark -- Nice testing in little China... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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