From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
Subject: Re: Standardizing an MSR or other hypercall to get an RNG seed?
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:46:33 -0700
Message-ID: <CALCETrXq2FJ4c6MeEHCVeY7muV6C1NpuKpmtr+PcnHV2DpF3Zg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALCETrX66iDM+eG56hpMN4TcuXtzbEr5nB_f6JE-2XETSMWV5w@mail.gmail.com>
	<541C765B.5050705@codeaurora.org>
	<CALCETrU_r90=ve4v6xKfZHR_2O5+f05URqD5fzkbSpcuV4tb8A@mail.gmail.com>
	<15C8041A-3488-4693-B329-3A9FE77A0CB9@gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>, kvm list <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
	Gleb Natapov <gleb@kernel.org>,
	Linux Virtualization <virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@gmail.com>
Return-path: <virtualization-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <15C8041A-3488-4693-B329-3A9FE77A0CB9@gmail.com>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/options/virtualization>,
	<mailto:virtualization-request@lists.linux-foundation.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/virtualization/>
List-Post: <mailto:virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org>
List-Help: <mailto:virtualization-request@lists.linux-foundation.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization>,
	<mailto:virtualization-request@lists.linux-foundation.org?subject=subscribe>
Sender: virtualization-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org
Errors-To: virtualization-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org
List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org
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