>> 	- add the specified number to entropy pool
>> 	by calling it on each iteration i was trying to do the latter,
>> 	since there's no meaningful random value outside of the loop.
>Is the value of interrupt status register so random?  I wonder how
>much it helps if stirring the pool with isr (in addition to the
>timestamp value itself, which is already done).

	i agree passing isr is not that meaningful.
	maybe
		rnd_add_timestamp(rndresource_element_t *)
	is what we need for network device interrupts.

itojun