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    Mix in fresh randomness when writing out /boot/random.seed. · f864c59d
    Jonas Termansen authored
    When entropy gathering is implemented, in the case of the installer and
    upgrader, the system probably won't have any entropy when it begins. By the
    time the system is installed, there will probably be a bit of entropy from
    the user using the system and general system usage, so mix in some of that.
    In the case of init, after an installed system has run for a while, a lot of
    entropy will have gotten collected, but init will have its arc4random seeded
    with initial boot entry, so mix in some fresh entropy, so the random seed
    written on shutdown remains as entropic as possible.
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