Hi Sven, > somebody gave me the hint to use the function 'get_random_bytes'. I > read it, but I still don't know how to use it. It would be very kind > if somebody could post a short example or something like that, that > explaines how to use 'get_random_bytes'. Does looking at existing uses of it help? http://lxr.linux.no/ident?i=get_random_bytes Ralph. - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/