Re: [PATCH] hw_random: add quality categories

[Michael Buesch]

On Wednesday 27 June 2007 04:00:46 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Michael Buesch wrote:
> > On Tuesday 26 June 2007 16:06:25 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > > Which, AFAIK, we can quantify as the minimum expected entropy in the output.
> > 
> > The category is _not_ a measure of the entropy in the output.
> > It is _just_ to get the chance to get a sane _default_ policy
> > for which RNG is enabled by default, in the kernel.
> > It's just about a default policy. _Nothing_ else.
> 
> Then why don't you call it "preference", or something to that effect?

Why? Because I did not get the same idea as you?
So, please make up "preference" categories and give me some examples.

-- 
Greetings Michael.
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