linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/kaslr] x86, kaslr: Provide randomness functions

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Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:23:49 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/kaslr] x86, kaslr: Provide randomness functions

On Wed 2013-11-13 10:40:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 11/13/2013 10:16 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > 
> > If it is not performance critical, why not use "/dev/random"
> > infrastructure?
> > 
> 
> Because it doesn't exist yet?

Would it be feasible to initialize /dev/random earlier instead of
reinventing it?
									Pavel
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