From owner-cvs-all Mon Jun 26 1:59:18 2000 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from overcee.netplex.com.au (peter1.corp.yahoo.com [208.48.107.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8228D37BB83; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 01:59:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Received: from netplex.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by overcee.netplex.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 958401CD7; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 01:59:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Mark Murray Cc: Kris Kennaway , Mark Murray , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin Makefile src/usr.sbin/rndcontrol Makefile random.4 rndcontrol.8 rndcontrol.c In-Reply-To: Message from Mark Murray of "Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:02:04 +0200." <200006260602.IAA20909@grimreaper.grondar.za> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 01:59:06 -0700 From: Peter Wemm Message-Id: <20000626085906.958401CD7@overcee.netplex.com.au> Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Mark Murray wrote: > > > As rndcontrol is no longer needed, punt it to the attic. > > > > Hmm..why not? Even in the NWO there's presumably some need for specifying > > sources of entropy under admin control. > > I'll be using sysctl, not ioctl, and I'll be hooking the entropy at a > higher level (except for the keyboard). I have long wished for drivers to specify at IRQ setup time if they are suitable sources of entropy or not, and for a reasonable set of sources to be found automatically as a result. Linux and NetBSD (at least) do this. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message