Waiting for entropy
Waiting for entropy
[Kernel] Posted Jun 6, 2017 16:04 UTC (Tue) by corbet
Many bytes have been expended over the years discussing the virtues of the kernel's random number generation subsystem. One of the biggest recurring concerns has to do with systems that are unable to obtain sufficient entropy during the boot process to meet early demands for random data. The latest discussion on this topic got off to a bit of a rough start, but it may lead to an incremental improvement in this area.