Re: [PATCH] Let DAC960 supply entropy to random pool

[Anders K. Pedersen]

On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 18:44, Matt Mackall wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 12:25:24PM +0100, Anders K. Pedersen wrote:
> > Apparently the add_disk_randomness call in ll_rw_blk.c isn't invoked for
> > my setup. There were absolutely no data available from /dev/random for
> > more than an hour (with heavy disk activity) before applying the
> > dac960.c patch, and after applying it, random data were instantly
> > available.
> 
> Ok, we probably want this patch. Please test.
> 
> Add disk entropy in DAC960 request completions.

Adding this patch (and removing mine) also provides random data, so I'm
happy with either solution.

-- 
Med venlig hilsen - Best regards

Anders K. Pedersen
Network Engineer
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