Re: [tip:x86/kaslr] x86, kaslr: Provide randomness functions

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Wed Nov 13 2013 - 18:24:05 EST


On Wed 2013-11-13 10:40:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 11/13/2013 10:16 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >
> > If it is not performance critical, why not use "/dev/random"
> > infrastructure?
> >
>
> Because it doesn't exist yet?

Would it be feasible to initialize /dev/random earlier instead of
reinventing it?
Pavel
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