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VIRTIO_RANDOM(4)      DragonFly Kernel Interfaces Manual      VIRTIO_RANDOM(4)

NAME
     virtio_random -- VirtIO Entropy driver

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
     kernel configuration file:

           device virtio_random

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

           virtio_random_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The virtio_random device driver provides support for VirtIO entropy
     devices.

     The entropy device supplies high-quality randomness from the hypervisor
     to the guest.

     See the URL in SEE ALSO for some instrunctions on how to test the
     virtio_random driver.

SEE ALSO
     random(4), virtio(4)

     https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_Virtualization_VirtioRNG

HISTORY
     The virtio_random driver was written by Bryan Venteicher
     <bryanv@FreeBSD.org>.

DragonFly 5.3                 September 30, 2018                 DragonFly 5.3