--- src/usr.sbin/rndcontrol/rndcontrol.8 2006/03/26 22:56:58 1.4 +++ src/usr.sbin/rndcontrol/rndcontrol.8 2006/07/10 22:52:31 1.5 @@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ device .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -command is used to set which interrupts are used to help randomise -the -.Dq "pool of entropy" -maintained by the kernel. +command is used to set which interrupts are used to help add entropy +to the CSPRNG maintained by the kernel. The .Pa /dev/random and @@ -71,7 +69,9 @@ This option may be repeated for more than one IRQ. .El .Pp -The default is to have no IRQ's being used. +By default, all IRQs will help develop entropy. The kernel uses a +rate-limited helper thread to add the actual entropy and even fast +interrupts should not detrimentally effect a running system. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /dev/urandom" -compact .It Pa /dev/random @@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ secure random device random device .El .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr random 4 +.Xr random 4 , +.Xr srandomdev 3 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm