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From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Date:   Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:06:17 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v43 01/15] Linux Random Number Generator
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Hi Andy,

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 2:44 AM Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> wrote:
> So let=E2=80=99s solve it for real.  Have a driver (in a module) that

Um, let's not. This really isn't something the kernel needs to solve
here at all. There's a viable userspace solution. I see that the
discussion of something finally slightly technical (as opposed to just
compliance BS) has nerd sniped you a bit, but keep in mind what the
actual overall picture is. This isn't something that needs to be done.
My little CUSE thing (which I'm happy to develop out a bit more, even)
has the intent of fulfilling a compliance checkbox and nothing more.

Jason