On Mon, 13 Jun 2011, Venkatesh Pallipadi wrote: > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > TSC is high enough resolution that we can use its low-order byte to > > stir new data into the random number generator entropy pool. > > >From what I vaguely remember from years past, rdtsc, especially last > few bits of it are not very good as random number source. As they are > based on lower bus frequency and a multiplier. May be things have > changed these days. Adding Peter and Suresh for comments. Recommended reading: https://www.osadl.org/fileadmin/dam/rtlws/12/Okech.pdf Thanks, tglx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
