Re: [PATCH] Optionally let Net Devices feed Entropy

From: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel (linux-kernel@alex.org.uk)
Date: Thu Aug 16 2001 - 14:28:41 EST


>> What is experimental about it?
>
> The implicit-and-should-be-debated-in-2.5 assumption that the entropy
> estimate still makes sense ?

As opposed to the huge amount of sense it currently makes to
collect it depending on your NIC manufacturer, as opposed to
dependent upon a config option?

If you mean that the option should be labelled 'not for
the paranoid' I agree. The patch does that. 'Experimental'
means the code may crash, or perform other than as advertized.

--
Alex Bligh
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