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Re: regarding the changes to kernel entropy gathering



On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 07:53:07AM -0400, matthew sporleder wrote:
> So on a brand new installation/first boot why isn't the clock a
> sufficiently random thing? (anymore?)

Becaus it isn't random?

> Hung and unusable systems are a big problem.  Happening on the first
> boot is not a good first impression. :)

It does not happen on first boot. It needs a one-time fix after installation,
which is why I added the fix to the installer.

Martin


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