The digital circuitry behind the Ivy Bridge RdRand instruction

[acx]

Here is an IEEE Spectrum article I came across on the circuitry and motivations behind the new Ivy Bridge RdRAND function.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/behind-intels-new-randomnumber-generator

 

[BlueBlazer]

This is great for speeding up cryptography programs, though it can also inflate Ivy Bridge cryptography benchmarks (that uses this new feature). This remains to be seen, until we get some previews or reviews. :hmm: