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SubjectRe: [PATCH] drivers/net: remove network drivers' last few uses of IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM
Chris Peterson wrote:
> Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this thread's conclusions seem to be:
>
> * network interrupts are an inappropriate source of entropy (see my patch)
> * headless servers need entropy, but should seek a better solution,
> such as EGD, hardware RNG, or other kernel entropy sources (but that
> is a separate task)
> * TPM RNG is a separate task and, if implemented, should be in
> drivers/char/hw_random/

That's my own opinion, yes. But not necessarily a consensus opinion :)

Jeff




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