Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 3 Dec 2000 17:27:43 +0100 (CET) | From | Igmar Palsenberg <> | Subject | Re: /dev/random probs in 2.4test(12-pre3) |
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> > Making /dev/random block if the amount requirements aren't met makes sense > > to me. If I request x bytes of random stuff, and get less, I probably > > reread /dev/random. If it's entropy pool is exhausted it makes sense to be > > to block. > > This is the job of the program accessing /dev/random. Open it blocking or > non-blocking and read until you satisfy your read buffer.
Agree, if randomness is guaranteed in that case. I usually bail out in that case. Time to change that :)
> -d
Igmar
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