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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 5cbdff822e41..db1676525ca3 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -835,6 +835,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and unvarying after that; +* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can + thus be used to generate UUIDs at will); + * ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits; * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits; @@ -842,10 +845,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect - on any RNG behavior. - -* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can - thus be used to generate UUIDs at will); + on any RNG behavior; * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random`` |