[CLOUDSTACK-9395] Add VirtIO Random Number Geneator to KVM Instances

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.10.0.0
• Component/s: KVM
• Security Level: Public (Anyone can view this level - this is the default.)
• Labels: kvm libvirt virtio
• Assignee: Wido den Hollander
• Reporter: Wido den Hollander
• Created: 30/May/16 13:42
• Updated: 20/Oct/16 08:06
• Resolved: 20/Oct/16 08:06

Description

Add a VirtIO Random Number Generator (RNG) to all Instances to prevent entropy starvation in guests.

More information:

• https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html
• https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Virtio_RNG

In the end this make sure the Entropy performance in Instances is better

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1572