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Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot

From Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot
Date 2019-07-08 20:10 +0200
Message-ID <yhGfn-1pj-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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Hi Michael,

On Mon, Jul 08, 2019 at 12:59:29PM -0400, Michael J. Redd wrote:
> After upgrading to Debian Buster, Xen PV guests' entropy pool is too
> low to start cryptographic services in a timely manner. This results in
> 30+ second delays in the startup of services such as SSH.

The release notes for buster do mention this issue and provide a
link to:

    https://wiki.debian.org/BoottimeEntropyStarvation

which has your Haveged solution as one of its suggestions.

Cheers,
Andy

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Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot "Michael J. Redd" <micredd@gmail.com> - 2019-07-08 19:10 +0200
  Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2019-07-08 20:10 +0200
    Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot "Michael J. Redd" <micredd@gmail.com> - 2019-07-11 15:50 +0200
      Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot Noah Meyerhans <noahm@debian.org> - 2020-01-10 00:00 +0100
        Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot "Michael J. Redd" <micredd@gmail.com> - 2020-02-06 21:40 +0100
          Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2020-02-06 21:50 +0100
            Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot "Michael J. Redd" <micredd@gmail.com> - 2020-02-08 17:40 +0100
              Bug#931644: Buster kernel entropy pool too low on VM boot Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2020-02-08 19:40 +0100

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