From owner-cvs-all Mon Jun 26 14: 4:35 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 8E7A937BD16; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:04:22 -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 324691CD7; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:04:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Mark Murray Cc: 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 14:06:52 +0200." <200006261206.OAA01025@grimreaper.grondar.za> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:04:16 -0700 From: Peter Wemm Message-Id: <20000626210416.324691CD7@overcee.netplex.com.au> Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Mark Murray wrote: > > > 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. > > BDE talked me out of this yaers ago. > > "Too Difficult". Err.. why? We now have a generic place to hook into at the nexus if the driver approves. For shared irqs, we can check that all handlers are OK with it. We have flags available.. 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