Problems emerge for a unified /dev/*random
Problems emerge for a unified /dev/*random
Posted Mar 30, 2022 1:54 UTC (Wed) by jake (editor, #205)In reply to: Problems emerge for a unified /dev/*random by Hello71
Parent article: Problems emerge for a unified /dev/*random
> the correct method to add entropy is to use the RNDADDENTROPY ioctl.
the article doesn't ignore that, but it perhaps takes a while to get there; it talks about it starting around here:
> The RNDADDENTROPY command combines the write and the credit in the same call, which
> allows the kernel to make a better decision on what do with it, he said.
jake
Posted Mar 30, 2022 13:41 UTC (Wed)
by Hello71 (subscriber, #103412)
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Problems emerge for a unified /dev/*random
Ah, you're right.