linux-kernel - Does /dev/random use RdRand?

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Message-ID: <CAJgfmqXnCsgei_XBhb-DH4VKn=cGbP5hX4f8G9Nf3_chE+VReQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:12:35 +0100
From:	"Fred ." <eldmannen@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Does /dev/random use RdRand?

New Ivy Bridge processors will feature the RdRand instruction for the
hardware random number generator.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RdRand

Does /dev/random use RdRand?
Perhaps it should.

Could use CPU built-in hardware RNG to seed the entropy pool.
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