Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Tue, 17 Sep 2002 19:55:28 -0400 | From | Dave Maietta <> | Subject | [TRIVIAL][PATCH] 2.4 drivers_char_random.c fix sample shellscripts |
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[tyop in first sumbissoin, fixed here] This fixes the sample shellscripts given in the comments of drivers/char/random.c. The scripts save and restore random seeds for /dev/random across reboots.
--- linux/drivers/char/random.c.orig 2002-09-14 14:56:03.000000000 -0400 +++ linux/drivers/char/random.c 2002-09-17 19:49:34.000000000 -0400 @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ * chmod 600 $random_seed * poolfile=/proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize * [ -r $poolfile ] && bytes=`cat $poolfile` || bytes=512 - * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=bytes + * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=$bytes * * and the following lines in an appropriate script which is run as * the system is shutdown: @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ * chmod 600 $random_seed * poolfile=/proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize * [ -r $poolfile ] && bytes=`cat $poolfile` || bytes=512 - * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=bytes + * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=$bytes * * For example, on most modern systems using the System V init * scripts, such code fragments would be found in Dave Maietta North Orchard Cr #4-60 Westland MI 48186 734-326-3059 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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