Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261471AbVCYG6l (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Mar 2005 01:58:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261461AbVCYG6k (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Mar 2005 01:58:40 -0500 Received: from arnor.apana.org.au ([203.14.152.115]:43790 "EHLO arnor.apana.org.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261448AbVCYG6h (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Mar 2005 01:58:37 -0500 Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:56:22 +1100 To: Evgeniy Polyakov Cc: Jeff Garzik , David McCullough , cryptoapi@lists.logix.cz, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton , James Morris Subject: Re: [PATCH] API for true Random Number Generators to add entropy (2.6.11) Message-ID: <20050325065622.GA31127@gondor.apana.org.au> References: <42432972.5020906@pobox.com> <1111725282.23532.130.camel@uganda> <42439839.7060702@pobox.com> <1111728804.23532.137.camel@uganda> <4243A86D.6000408@pobox.com> <1111731361.20797.5.camel@uganda> <20050325061311.GA22959@gondor.apana.org.au> <1111732459.20797.16.camel@uganda> <20050325063333.GA27939@gondor.apana.org.au> <1111733958.20797.30.camel@uganda> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1111733958.20797.30.camel@uganda> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i From: Herbert Xu Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1061 Lines: 25 On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 09:59:18AM +0300, Evgeniy Polyakov wrote: > > It is not only about userspace/kernelspace system calls and data > copying, > but about whole revalidation process, which can and is quite expensive, > due to system calls, copying and validating itself, What I meant is if you don't need the revalidation then don't do it. That's the advantage of having it in user-space, *you* get to decide, not us. > And what about initial bootup? When system needs to create randoom > IP/dhcp/any ids? What about small router? Let's not reinvent the wheel, this is exactly what initramfs is for. -- Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/ Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/