Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:04:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Murray <markm@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc rc.shutdown src/etc/defaults rc.conf Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007171303500.49901-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200007171228.FAA85855@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Mark Murray wrote: > markm 2000/07/17 05:28:59 PDT > > Modified files: > etc rc rc.shutdown > etc/defaults rc.conf > Log: > Add entropy caching. With this, some entropy is cached at shutdown > time, and this is used to reseed the random number generator at > boot time. > > NOTE - this has no hope of working if you halt(); you need to > execute rc.shutdown to get the entropy stash. Should this be stashed by the kernel in a swap device, or something? Kris -- In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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