hw RNG support?

From: Emanuel Strobl (Emanuel.strobl_at_gmx.net)
Date: 08/29/05

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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:57:09 +0200

    Hello,

    the (4) random man page describes that kern.random.sys.seeded would not be
    seen if the system has a hardware RNG. Now my chipset (i815) is supposed
    to have one, also I have a box with a HIFN 7951, which, according to man
    (4) hifn, also has a RNG, but I'm seeing the mentioned sysctls.
    How can I test if my hw rng is used at all? I'd like to disable
    entropy-harvesting on machines with hw rng.

    Thanks,

    -Harry

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