Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:39:28 -0500 From: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@freebsd.org> To: Andy Hilker <ah@cryptobank.de> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: save-entropy in jail environment Message-ID: <200401202139.i0KLdSKF010202@green.bikeshed.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Andy Hilker <ah@cryptobank.de> <20040120132046.GA99544@mail.crypta.net>
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Andy Hilker <ah@cryptobank.de> wrote: > Hi, > > do i need save-entropy cronjobs in a jail environment or is it useless? > I experience heavy load when "save-entropy" runs, because there are > many jails on the system. > So i wondered about if i need this only on base system... > > Any ideas or hints, how to minimize the load? The random(4) device is per-kernel, not per-jail, so it's not useful for those processes to be running in jails at all. -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\
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