Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

reinoud%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote;

> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 05:59:21PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> > reinoud%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
> > 
> > > Log Message:
> > > Fix simple typo:
> > > -       rnd_init();             /* initialize RNG */
> > > +       rnd_init();             /* initialize RND */
> > > 
> > 
> > Isn't it Random Number Generator?
> 
> if so, why is it called rnd_init() then and not rng_init() ?

Because rnd is a device name and RNG is a terminology?

> shall i 
> revert?

I think so, per rnd(4):
>>     rnd -- in kernel entropy collection and random number generation
or use `rnd(4)', not RND.
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Izumi Tsutsui