From: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron@waste.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 0/11] Entropy fixes, take 3
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:11:36 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020911051136.GO31597@waste.org> (raw)
Changes since the original set:
- applies to .34
- trust_pct sysctl compromise for headless machines
- corrected (less pessimistic) analysis of entropy distribution
- more precise flood and polling defense - works on idle machines
- /dev/urandom readers won't starve /dev/random readers
- cleanup of reseeding logic and pool creation
- couple large stack vars made static
- remove a few hundred lines of legacy
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