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authorChloe Kudryavtsev <toast@toastin.space>2019-04-25 09:18:16 -0400
committerChloe Kudryavtsev <toast@toastin.space>2019-04-25 09:18:16 -0400
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[content] Mention RDRAND toggles in cmdline
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// TODO: Add xref to developer handbook
You can see what parameters are available and what they do over at the Developer Handbook.
+[TIP]
+====
+One common reason to modify the kernel command line is to explicitly tell linux to not trust the CPU's randomness generator, which Alpine trusts by default.
+While the reasons for doing so won't be discussed here, doing so means that you will need to gather entropy from other sources.
+If you still wish to disable it, you may add `random.trust_cpu=off` to your kernel's command line on boot.
+====
+
==== [Grub] Modifying Kernel Command Line
Under grub, when you are presented with the boot prompt, you may press btn:[e] to edit the booting configuration.
You can then find the line starting with `linux`, and add or remove parameters from that line.