Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 2 Dec 2000 19:58:49 +0100 (CET) | From | Igmar Palsenberg <> | Subject | Re: /dev/random probs in 2.4test(12-pre3) |
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> Indeed, you are correct. Is vpnd broken then, for assuming > that it can gather the required randomness in one read?
Yep. It assumes that if the required randommness numbers aren't met a read to /dev/random will block.
And it's not the only program that assumes this : I also did.
/dev/random is called a blocking random device, which more or less implies that it will totally block. I suggest we put this somewhere in the kernel docs, since lots of people out there assume that it totally blocks.
Means I've got to updates some sources of mine :)
> Matthew.
Igmar
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