> If they don't need that level of security they can use /dev/urandom.
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> Piping network randomness into /dev/urandom is probably quite sensible
> but not into /dev/random.

If there was an IRQF_SAMPLE_DUBIOUS or IRQF_SAMPLE_URANDOM for network
device IRQs to feed /dev/urandom, are there any other IRQs that should
use it instead of IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM?

From a cursory search, it seems like:

* network drivers could use IRQF_SAMPLE_URANDOM
* all (?) other device drivers could use IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM
* and timer IRQs should not use either?


chris
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