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

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Date:	Thu, 8 Sep 2011 04:42:57 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Steve Grubb <sgrubb@...hat.com>,
	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 05:18:58PM -0400, Ted Ts'o wrote:
> If this is the basis for the patch, then we should definitely NACK it.
> It sounds like snake oil fear mongering.

You're around long enough to know that Steve and his gang do nothing but
selling snake oil.
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