From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 01:06:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 01:06:52 -0400 Received: from waste.org ([209.173.204.2]:8340 "EHLO waste.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 01:06:51 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:11:36 -0500 From: Oliver Xymoron To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-kernel Subject: [PATCH 0/11] Entropy fixes, take 3 Message-ID: <20020911051136.GO31597@waste.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 -- "Love the dolphins," she advised him. "Write by W.A.S.T.E.."