From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:47:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:47:26 -0400 Received: from odyssey.netrox.net ([204.253.4.3]:8628 "EHLO t-rex.netrox.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:47:17 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Optionally let Net Devices feed Entropy From: Robert Love To: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel Cc: Francois Romieu , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <212453020.997993720@[169.254.45.213]> In-Reply-To: <20010816190255.A17095@se1.cogenit.fr> <212453020.997993720@[169.254.45.213]> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.12.99 (Preview Release) Date: 16 Aug 2001 20:47:47 -0400 Message-Id: <998009275.664.67.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 16 Aug 2001 20:28:41 +0100, Alex Bligh - linux-kernel wrote: > As opposed to the huge amount of sense it currently makes to > collect it depending on your NIC manufacturer, as opposed to > dependent upon a config option? amen, thank you :) > If you mean that the option should be labelled 'not for > the paranoid' I agree. agreed. now, we talked earlier about this patch, Alex -- what are your opinions of it? have you tried it? i know it is not exactly what you want (although i am still open to your way, too), but i made it due in no small part to our conversation and would like your opinion. i am using it now. -- Robert M. Love rml at ufl.edu rml at tech9.net