Re: CVS commit: syssrc/sys/dev/ic

[Simon Burge <simonb%wasabisystems.com@localhost>]

"Perry E. Metzger" wrote:

> Ben Harris <bjh21%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> > Modified Files:
> >     syssrc/sys/dev/ic: seeq8005.c seeq8005var.h
> > 
> > Log Message:
> > Add support for feeding entropy to rnd(4).
> 
> Isn't this an ethernet controller? It is VERY VERY dangerous to get
> entropy from network devices.

While I don't know what other devices are available on whatever the
seeq8005 is in, on my shark the _only_ entropy source is it's ethernet
device.  In some cases you don't have much of a choice...

Note that the above change by itself doesn't enable entropy collection
for the device.  On my shark I have

        rndctl -c -e -t net

in /etc/rc.local to enable entropy collection on network devices.

Simon.
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