I'm reading https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/802360/06e2457983b56edb/ … and facepalming. There is so much wrong here I don't even know where to start.
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And then the code starts with this gem: http://stack.now = random_get_entropy(); /* Slow counter - or none. Don't even bother */ if (http://stack.now == random_get_entropy()) return;
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Challenge question: what happens when a "slow counter" just so happens to tick between those two calls? Yeah. You need to check 3 times, not 2 (assuming no IRQs to arbitrarily delay the check). And even then it's crude.
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The thing is, yes, you can get useful randomness from interesting places in most platforms, but you need to *know the platform*. This hack, well, it's probably going to give you just about enough entropy in 90% of cases. The other 10%? Pray.
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