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On 08/29/2017 01:50 PM, Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">IMHO this interface is a way for the user to improve the quality of the randomness it would get from the given RNG, <b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>not<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b> to replace (or diminish) its other sources. My proposal is to abolish this parameter, especially since now it is simply ignored (and IMHO – for a good reason).
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That's a fine proposal ... it just can't be implemented until a
major release boundary, when our ABI stability policy permits such
breaking changes.<br>
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-Ben<br>
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