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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:53:19 +0100 From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> CC: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: Virt RNG? Jeff Garzik wrote: > Has anyone yet written a "hw" RNG module for virt, that reads the host's > random number pool? > > All this talk[1] about IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM in network drivers reminds me > that virt guest instances should be grabbing random numbers from the > host, especially if the host has a hardware RNG. It was actually one of the first device types proposed for what would become virtio, but as far as I know there has been no work on such a device. It certainly makes lots of sense. J -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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