Index: sys/dev/random/randomdev.c =================================================================== --- sys/dev/random/randomdev.c (revision 185214) +++ sys/dev/random/randomdev.c (working copy) @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ && (securelevel_gt(td->td_ucred, 0) == 0)) { (*random_systat.reseed)(); random_systat.seeded = 1; + arc4rand(NULL, 0, 1); /* Reseed arc4random as well. */ } return (0); Index: sys/dev/random/randomdev_soft.c =================================================================== --- sys/dev/random/randomdev_soft.c (revision 185214) +++ sys/dev/random/randomdev_soft.c (working copy) @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ u_int, u_int, enum esource); static int random_yarrow_poll(int event,struct thread *td); static int random_yarrow_block(int flag); +static void random_yarrow_flush_reseed(void); struct random_systat random_yarrow = { .ident = "Software, Yarrow", @@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ .read = random_yarrow_read, .write = random_yarrow_write, .poll = random_yarrow_poll, - .reseed = random_yarrow_reseed, + .reseed = random_yarrow_flush_reseed, .seeded = 1, }; @@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ /* Harvested entropy */ static struct entropyfifo harvestfifo[ENTROPYSOURCE]; -/* <0 to end the kthread, 0 to let it run */ +/* <0 to end the kthread, 0 to let it run, 1 to flush the harvest queues */ static int random_kthread_control = 0; static struct proc *random_kthread_proc; @@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ local_count = 0; /* Process until told to stop */ - for (; random_kthread_control == 0;) { + for (; random_kthread_control >= 0;) { active = 0; @@ -276,6 +277,13 @@ KASSERT(local_count == 0, ("random_kthread: local_count %d", local_count)); + /* + * If a queue flush was commanded, it has now happened, + * and we can mark this by resetting the command. + */ + if (random_kthread_control == 1) + random_kthread_control = 0; + /* Found nothing, so don't belabour the issue */ if (!active) pause("-", hz / 10); @@ -400,3 +408,15 @@ return error; } + +/* Helper routine to perform explicit reseeds */ +static void +random_yarrow_flush_reseed(void) +{ + /* Command a entropy queue flush and wait for it to finish */ + random_kthread_control = 1; + while (random_kthread_control) + pause("-", hz / 10); + + random_yarrow_reseed(); +}