linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] /dev/random

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Date:	Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:42:40 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@...il.com>
Cc:	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	David Jaša <djasa@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, sandyinchina@...il.com,
	Jason Cooper <cryptography@...edaemon.net>,
	John Denker <jsd@...n.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] /dev/random - a new approach

Hi!

> 6. You have a significant lack of data regarding embedded systems, which is
> one of the two biggest segments of Linux's market share.  You list no
> results for any pre-ARMv6 systems (Linux still runs on and is regularly used
> on ARMv4 CPU's, and it's worth also pointing out that the values on
> the

Feel free to contribute more test results.

I mean... you can't expect every person who wants to improve something
in linux to test on everything in the world... can you?

								Pavel

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