netdev - Re: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM question...

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Message-ID: <a24804730904091829k167668f1y6e546693b2f8e5da@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:29:10 -0700
From:	Chris Peterson <cpeterso@...terso.com>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM question...

> Hmm, this is a purely internal interface. Not sure if we need to bother
> with scheduling it. My plan was to simply get the new code in and sweep
> the kernel.

Matt, sounds like you're volunteering? :)

>From my understanding, the roadmap looks something like:

1. Add checkpatch warning about IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM
2. Add any new add_*_randomness() functions (e.g. RTC and main clocks?
Serial or USB interrupts?)
3. Remove IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM macro (and checkpatch warning)
4. Add "pragmatic entropy accounting model"?


chris
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