Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 14:17:06 +1000 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, 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 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006281413070.7205-100000@besplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <20000626210416.324691CD7@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Peter Wemm wrote: > 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.. I only objected to using sysctl for controlling devices. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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