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		Thoughts on RDRAND in Linux (lvh.io)
		7 points by lvh on Oct 21, 2013 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

FedRegister on Oct 21, 2013 | [–]

FYI, if you don't want RDRAND to be used on your machine then disable it when you build a kernel (CONFIG_ARCH_RANDOM to n) or pass "nordrand" as a kernel boot parameter. Linus does not need to remove anything from the kernel for you to switch this off on your own.

lvh on Oct 21, 2013 | [–]

For what it's worth, Zooko thinks I'm right:

https://twitter.com/zooko/status/392334674690723840

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