Yes but the code is open, you could easily remove that block of code from the kernel locally and recompile... or fork and not allow anything that you can't veri

Yes but the code is open, you could easily remove that block of code from the kernel locally and recompile... or fork and not allow anything that you can't verify in your own fork. Just because Linus strong-armed it in to the general release kernel, doesn't mean you're required to use it. What we need I think is an open source hardware RNG made by a company that's dedicated to open source principles.