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diff --git a/share/man/man4/random.4 b/share/man/man4/random.4 index 4cd998f6923d..f483b5b20620 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/random.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/random.4 @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm +device returns an endless supply of random bytes when read. It also accepts and reads data as any ordinary (and willing) file, @@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ kern.random.yarrow.fastthresh: 100 kern.random.yarrow.slowthresh: 160 kern.random.yarrow.slowoverthresh: 2 .Ed +.Pp (These would not be seen if a hardware generator is present.) .Pp @@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ algorithm by Bruce Schneier, .Em et al . The only hardware implementation currently is for the -.Em VIA C3 Nehemiah +.Tn VIA C3 Nehemiah (stepping 3 or greater) CPU. More will be added in the future. |