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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 7 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index e338306f4587..ffc392289c68 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -1011,14 +1011,17 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits; * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum - number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). + 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); * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random`` - are woken up. + are woken up. This file is writable for compatibility purposes, but + writing to it has no effect on any RNG behavior. If ``drivers/char/random.c`` is built with ``ADD_INTERRUPT_BENCH`` defined, these additional entries are present: |