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Re:Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) by brennebeck on Saturday August 18, 2018 @08:54AM (#17788243)
While I agree with what you’re saying, I think it should be pointed out that the author clearly states that it’s a simplistic model and even mentions the multiple pools briefly (though I’m unsure if that was add post-comment, as author is on hn also).
Re:Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) by Tomte on Saturday August 18, 2018 @09:00AM (#17788256)
No, the page hasn‘t been changed in quite some time. The last real change was the 4.8 change, long after 4.8 was out.