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Slightly rearrange wording to deconfuse our man.cgi.

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PR:	60743
Submitted by:	Lucas <aspiesrule@mcleodusa.net>
MFC after:	2 weeks
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schweikh 2004-01-20 21:33:45 +00:00
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@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ have been processed.
This helps prevent the random device
from being so compute-bound
that it takes over all processing ability.
A value of zero (0) is treated as
A value of 0 (zero) is treated as
.Em infinity ,
and will only allow the kernel to pause
if the queue is empty.
@ -107,27 +107,27 @@ are accepted.
The
.Va kern.random.sys.harvest.ethernet
variable is used to select LAN traffic as an entropy source.
A zero (0) value means that LAN traffic
A 0 (zero) value means that LAN traffic
is not considered as an entropy source.
Set the variable to one (1)
Set the variable to 1 (one)
if you wish to use LAN traffic for entropy harvesting.
.Pp
The
.Va kern.random.sys.harvest.point_to_point
variable is used to select serial line traffic as an entropy source.
(Serial line traffic includes PPP, SLIP and all tun0 traffic.)
A zero (0) value means such traffic
A 0 (zero) value means such traffic
is not considered as an entropy source.
Set the variable to one (1)
Set the variable to 1 (one)
if you wish to use it for entropy harvesting.
.Pp
The
.Va kern.random.sys.harvest.interrupt
variable is used to select hardware interrupts
as an entropy source.
A zero (0) value means interrupts
A 0 (zero) value means interrupts
are not considered as an entropy source.
Set the variable to one (1)
Set the variable to 1 (one)
if you wish to use them for entropy harvesting.
All interrupt harvesting is setup by the
individual device drivers.