virtio_random — VirtIO Entropy driver
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Description
The virtio_random device driver provides support for VirtIO entropy devices.
The entropy device supplies high-quality randomness from the hypervisor to the guest.
History
The virtio_random driver was written by Bryan Venteicher <bryanv@FreeBSD.org>.
Debian December 28, 2013 VIRTIO_RANDOM(4)
Name
virtio_random — VirtIO Entropy driver
See Also
random(4), virtio(4)
Synopsis
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
devicevirtio_random
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
virtio_random_load="YES"
