Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: export HW random number generator

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Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> That was partially my intention too when I submitted
> 2aa56cca3571fd08c0c38f3e2d4bb0bfb3def3c5 which mixes FFT measurements
> to the entropy pool without providing any estimation on entropy
> (entropy estimation is the wrong approach, read the papers on fortuna
> for more information on that). I believe that this approach is better
> than mine because FFT data is too much (high throughput) and may have
> a negative impact on the pool when mixed like this (even without the
> entropy count) so Kale please revert my patch also (I was about to
> submit a request for reverting it and writing something similar when
> this thread came up).

Could you submit the revert as a patch and with the explonation in the
commit log, please?

-- 
Kalle Valo
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