Re: [PATCH] block: disable entropy contributions from nonrot devices

2014-10-03 Thread Jens Axboe
: ty...@mit.edu; gmazyl...@gmail.com; a...@redhat.com; mpato...@redhat.com Subject: [PATCH] block: disable entropy contributions from nonrot devices Introduce queue_flags_set_nonrot_clear_add_random() and convert all block drivers that set QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT over to using it instead. Historically

Re: [PATCH] block: disable entropy contributions from nonrot devices

2014-10-03 Thread Jens Axboe
On 2014-10-02 18:11, Mike Snitzer wrote: Introduce queue_flags_set_nonrot_clear_add_random() and convert all block drivers that set QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT over to using it instead. Historically, all block devices have automatically made entropy contributions. But as previously stated in commit e2e1a

RE: [PATCH] block: disable entropy contributions from nonrot devices

2014-10-02 Thread Elliott, Robert (Server Storage)
yl...@gmail.com; a...@redhat.com; mpato...@redhat.com > Subject: [PATCH] block: disable entropy contributions from nonrot devices > > Introduce queue_flags_set_nonrot_clear_add_random() and convert all > block drivers that set QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT over to using it instead. > > Historically,

[PATCH] block: disable entropy contributions from nonrot devices

2014-10-02 Thread Mike Snitzer
Introduce queue_flags_set_nonrot_clear_add_random() and convert all block drivers that set QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT over to using it instead. Historically, all block devices have automatically made entropy contributions. But as previously stated in commit e2e1a148 ("block: add sysfs knob for turning off