linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: add blocking facility to urandom

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Message-ID: <20110908084142.GA4032@infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 8 Sep 2011 04:41:42 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Steve Grubb <sgrubb@...hat.com>
Cc:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...hat.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert.xu@...hat.com>,
	Stephan Mueller <stephan.mueller@...ec.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: add blocking facility to urandom

On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 04:02:24PM -0400, Steve Grubb wrote:
> The only time this kicks in is when a system is under attack. If you have set this and 
> the system is running as normal, you will never notice it even there.

So your userspace will break exactly when you least need it and can't
debug it, awsome.


Could you security certification folks please get off your crack ASAP?

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