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Subject: Re: replace kernel random number function
From: Hubert Feyrer (hubert.feyrerinformatik.fh-regensburg.de)
Date: Sun Oct 22 2000 - 15:50:08 CDT

On 22 Oct 2000, Michael Graff wrote:
> > Will that give us random(3) -> random(2)?
>
> No more than we have md5(2) :)

and rijndael_*(2)?

> A syscall for that would be a bad idea.

Why - because passing the ammount of data between userland and kernel and
back is too much overhead?

 - Hubert 

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Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrerinformatik.fh-regensburg.de>