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From: Johannes Berg
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Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008 - 3:49 am
> +
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> +/* Our random number generator device reads from /dev/urandom into the G=
uest's
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> + * input buffers. The usual case is that the Guest doesn't want random =
numbers
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> + * and so has no buffers although /dev/urandom is still readable, wherea=
s
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> + * console is the reverse.
Is it really a good idea to use the hosts /dev/urandom to fill the guests /dev/random? johannes
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Virt RNG?
, Jeff Garzik
, (Thu May 15, 11:48 am)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Jeremy Fitzhardinge
, (Thu May 15, 12:53 pm)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Dor Laor
, (Thu May 15, 1:26 pm)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Christian Borntraeger
, (Thu May 15, 1:31 pm)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Jeff Dike
, (Thu May 15, 1:43 pm)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Jeff Garzik
, (Thu May 15, 1:44 pm)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Rusty Russell
, (Thu May 15, 4:43 pm)
Re: Virt RNG?
, Henrique de Moraes H ...
, (Thu May 15, 5:07 pm)
[PATCH 1/2] virtio: hardware random device
, Rusty Russell
, (Thu May 15, 10:31 pm)
[PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Rusty Russell
, (Thu May 15, 10:39 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio: hardware random device
, Christian Borntraeger
, (Fri May 16, 12:31 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Johannes Berg
, (Fri May 16, 3:49 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, H. Peter Anvin
, (Fri May 16, 1:25 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Rusty Russell
, (Fri May 16, 9:46 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, H. Peter Anvin
, (Fri May 16, 9:50 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Rusty Russell
, (Fri May 16, 11:28 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Herbert Xu
, (Fri May 16, 11:43 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Christian Borntraeger
, (Sat May 17, 12:43 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Jeremy Fitzhardinge
, (Sat May 17, 12:47 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, H. Peter Anvin
, (Sat May 17, 8:56 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, H. Peter Anvin
, (Sat May 17, 8:57 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Rusty Russell
, (Mon May 19, 2:05 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Jeremy Fitzhardinge
, (Mon May 19, 2:10 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
, Rusty Russell
, (Mon May 19, 2:28 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] lguest: virtio-rng support
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