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author | 2022-05-03 21:43:58 +0200 | |
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committer | 2022-05-13 23:59:12 +0200 | |
commit | 069c4ea6871c18bd368f27756e0f91ffb524a788 (patch) | |
tree | 6898aedea4739f0daf779d8f3f704ded622edaa6 /Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl | |
parent | Linux 5.18-rc6 (diff) | |
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random: fix sysctl documentation nits
A semicolon was missing, and the almost-alphabetical-but-not ordering
was confusing, so regroup these by category instead.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index 1144ea3229a3..e9c18dabc552 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -994,6 +994,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and unvarying after that; +* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can + thus be used to generate UUIDs at will); + * ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits; * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits; @@ -1001,10 +1004,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect - on any RNG behavior. - -* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can - thus be used to generate UUIDs at will); + on any RNG behavior; * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random`` |