Re: [PATCH] API for true Random Number Generators to add entropy (2.6.11)

[Herbert Xu]

On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 11:45:53PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> I agree with this sentiment; this is mainly a policy decision that 
> kernel programmers should not make.

Exactly.  Policy decisions like this as well as entropy checking
should be done in user-space.

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