Messages in this thread |  | | From | folkert@vanheusd ... | Subject | Re: /dev/random probs in 2.4test(12-pre3) | Date | Fri, 1 Dec 2000 17:33:16 GMT |
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I've seen that happen with kernel version 2.2.16!
> Hi, > > It looks like the random driver in 2.4test will return a > short read, rather than blocking. This is breaking vpnd > (http://sunsite.dk/vpnd/) which breaks with "failed to > gather random data" or similar. > > Here's a sample strace: > > open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY) = 3 > read(3, "q\321Nu\204\251^\234i\254\350\370\363\"\305\366R\2708V"..., 72) = 29 > close(3) = 0 > > Have the semantics of the device changed, or is vpnd doing > something wrong? > > Matthew. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: vpnd-unsubscribe@sunsite.auc.dk > For additional commands, e-mail: vpnd-help@sunsite.auc.dk >
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