Hi, The patch set that can be downloaded at [1] provides a different approach to / dev/random which I call Linux Random Number Generator (LRNG) to collect entropy within the Linux kernel. The main improvements compared to the legacy /dev/random is to provide sufficient entropy during boot time as well as in virtual environments and when using SSDs or Device Mapper targets. A secondary design goal is to limit the impact of the entropy collection on massive parallel systems and also allow the use accelerated cryptographic primitives. Also, all steps of the entropic data processing are testable. Finally performance improvements are visible at /dev/urandom and get_random_bytes. The design and implementation is driven by a set of goals described in [2] that the LRNG completely implements. Furthermore, [2] includes a comparison with RNG design suggestions such as SP800-90B, SP800-90C, and AIS20/31. The LRNG has a flexible design by allowing an easy replacement of the deterministic random number generator component. Currently implemented DRNGs are an SP800-90A DRBG and a ChaCha20 DRNG. [1] http://www.chronox.de/lrng.html [2] http://www.chronox.de/lrng/doc/lrng.pdf Ciao Stephan
