From owner-freebsd-current Tue Jun 27 12: 9:14 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from grimreaper.grondar.za (grimreaper.grondar.za [196.7.18.138]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD6D737B642; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:09:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grimreaper.grondar.za (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.za (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA27568; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 19:08:05 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grimreaper.grondar.za) Message-Id: <200006271708.TAA27568@grimreaper.grondar.za> To: Dan Moschuk Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP! New (incomplete) /dev/random device! References: <20000627124818.G340@spirit.jaded.net> In-Reply-To: <20000627124818.G340@spirit.jaded.net> ; from Dan Moschuk "Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:48:18 -0400." Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 19:08:05 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > | 3) It is not built by default (except as a kernel module), so you > | either need to add the "options RANDOMDEV" like to your kernel > | config, or load it at boot time in /dev/loader.conf > > Can we make this a standard thing? I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't > want /dev/random in their system. Maybe to shrink the size of the > boot disk kernel, but I think the headaches that this could cause or worth > the code we might add. It is already in GENERIC; when the dust has settled, I'll tackle /boot/loader.conf. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message