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To: joda@pdc.kth.se (Johan Danielsson)
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In-reply-to: joda's message of 22 Oct 2000 17:46:43 +0200.
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Subject: Re: replace kernel random number function
From: itojun@iijlab.net
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:20:23 +0900
Message-ID: <7438.972260423@coconut.itojun.org>


>> i plan to replace kernel random(9) with libc random(3) code, or
>> arc4random.  any comments?
>Shouldn't this use rnd(9), or is that too slow?

	there are places where:
	- we need better random number than random(9) does, and
	- it does not need to be too good like rnd(4).
	if we use rnd(4) too much, we use up entropy (and it is a bad thing).

itojun