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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:38:27 +0200 (SAST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
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To: Manon Goo <manon@manon.de>
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Subject: Re: Hooks for random device entropy generation missing in cpqarray.c
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On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Manon Goo wrote:

> All hooks for the random ganeration (add_blkdev_randomness() ) are ignored 
> in the cpqarray / ida  driver.
> 	Is a patch available ?
> 	or an other updated driver ?
> 	any hints where to put add_blkdev_randomness() in your driver ?

Its all handled by drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c, its a generic service so is 
done for all drivers.

> is add_interrupt_randomness() called on an i386 SMP IO-APCI system ?

Yes, check out arch/i386/kernel/irq.c:handle_IRQ_event, irq.c is the 
generic code which sits on top of the real interrupt controller driver, be 
it an IOAPIC or regular PIC.

Cheers,
	Zwane


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