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Re: [RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending on LRNG

From Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending on LRNG
Date 2017-07-18 10:20 +0200
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On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Stephan Müller <smueller@chronox.de> wrote:
> When selecting the LRNG for compilation, disable add_disk_randomness and
> its supporting function.
>
> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> CC: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> CC: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>

I think this needs a better explanation. Why do we ignore the extra
entropy here?

       Arnd

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[RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending on LRNG Stephan Müller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2017-07-18 10:20 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending  on LRNG Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2017-07-18 10:20 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending on LRNG Stephan Müller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2017-07-18 10:40 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending  on LRNG Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2017-07-18 10:50 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCH v12 2/4] random: conditionally compile code depending on LRNG Stephan Müller <smueller@chronox.de> - 2017-07-18 11:00 +0200

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