[HN Gopher] Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and fa...
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       Linux 5.18 has new RNG, fixes vulnerabilities and faster by
       103-225%
        
       Author : drrlvn
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2022-02-08 20:07 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | drrlvn wrote:
       | > 1 files changed, 55 insertions, 249 deletions
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       | I nominate this commit as one of the best ever - improves
       | security and performance while removing code.
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       | More terrific work from the creator of WireGuard.
        
         | NoahKAndrews wrote:
         | In fairness, a significant chunk of the deleted lines are just
         | comments.
        
       | dragontamer wrote:
       | The TL;DR: the old 4096-bit LSFR generator has been replaced by
       | BLAKE2 (one of the SHA3 finalists)
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       | A modern crypto-function will perform better on modern computers,
       | because modern crypto-functions were designed with modern
       | computers in mind.
        
       | mrlonglong wrote:
       | 5.18? Is it not 5.17 then?
        
         | 2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote:
         | 5.17 merge window is closed.
        
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