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Re:Fixing Getrandom() by loeg on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:12PM (#21131328)
Not all CPUs have rdrand? Yes, trust it on x86 when it is present. Otherwise... Linux runs on a lot of arch that are not x86.

I agree that the LKML fear-mongering over RDRAND is doing more harm than good.

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