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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:04:49 -0700
From: Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>
To: henrique <henrique@cyclades.com>,
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Subject: Re: Problem with random.c and PPC
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On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 01:59:33PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> On Aug 15, 2002  12:03 -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 12:25:56PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> > > Maybe the PPC keyboard/mouse drivers do not add randomness?
> > 
> > Well, how is this set for the i386 ones?  I grepped around and I didn't
> > really see anything, so I'm sort-of confused.
> 
> I think it is something like "add_mouse_entropy" and "add_keyboard_entropy"
> or similar.  If you look at the random.c sources you can find the actual
> function names and work backwards from there.

Ah, thanks.  In that case, no.  It doesn't look like the input-layer USB
keyboards contribute to entropy (but mice do), and I don't think the ADB
ones do.  I'll take a crack at adding this to keyboards monday maybe.

-- 
Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
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