From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271284AbTG2HPF (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jul 2003 03:15:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S271286AbTG2HPF (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jul 2003 03:15:05 -0400 Received: from host-246-133.tiscali.it ([195.130.246.133]:43444 "EHLO scilla.tiscali.it") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271284AbTG2HPC (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jul 2003 03:15:02 -0400 Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:14:38 +0200 From: Francesco Messineo To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [iz5dwf@amsat.org: i2o_block.c randomness patch] Message-ID: <20030729071438.GA10872@tiscali.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org FYI best regards Francesco Messineo ----- Forwarded message from Francesco Messineo ----- From: Francesco Messineo To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Subject: i2o_block.c randomness patch Hello, I have a couple of servers that use only i2o raid controllers, no keyb, no mouse, so they don't get almost any randomness. I think there's need for a small patch on i2o_block.c file: add_blkdev_randomness(MAJOR(req->rq_dev)); that should be added before line 449 (for the i2o_block.c found in the stock 2.4.21 kernel), the patched kernel looks like working fine. What do you think about it? Thank you. Francesco Messineo ----- End forwarded message -----