Subject: Re: [RFC] enhanced version of net_random()

From: "David S. Miller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:47:10 -0700

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:59:52 -0400
Jean-Luc Cooke <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Is there a reason why get_random_bytes() is unsuitable?
> 
> Keeping the number of PRNGs in the kernel to a minimum should a goal we can
> all share.

Too expensive, this routine will get called potentially multiple times
per packet.