> The kernel will lock a process in D state while waiting for entropy. No it doesn't, at least not in Linux 3.0.57 or any other kernel I can remember for the l

> The kernel will lock a process in D state while waiting for entropy. No it doesn't, at least not in Linux 3.0.57 or any other kernel I can remember for the last many years. It blocks if it needs entropy, but it's interruptible meaning it's in the S state, not the D state, and can be killed.