> This would be trivial, you can use the swap allocation code (example:
> see the VN device, dev/vn/vn.c) to reserve, read, and write the swap.
Thanks! :-)
> However, I don't see much of a point in doing this. Not everyone
> configures swap, so you can't count on it, and a system dump will
> overwrite swap, so you would have to mess around with that as well
> and I can tell you it just isn't worth the effort. Maintaining an entropy
> file in /var/db has no downside at all and is a whole lot easier
> to manage.
There is the problem that for each setup, there are many admins who
will have a non-writable filesapce for at least one of (/ /var /boot /etc).
Sure, there may not be a $PRIMARYSWAP, but if there is, it is IMO the best
place to put stashed entropy.
> This /dev/random stuff is a little wild -- I think the premis is sound,
> but you really need to look towards implementing more straightforward
> solutions rather then hacking up unrelated parts of the system. Forget
> doing special magic in the kernel. Forget using swap. Forget having
> ridiculously huge entropy files. Simplify it and everyone will be a whole
> lot happier.
:-) I'd like your suggestion a lot more if you supplied some more concrete
hints. I like KISS, and current evolution is looking a little wierd. I'd
enjoy seeing a true/beautiful/simple solution - patches welcome. :-)
M
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