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Re: [PATCH] Add getrandom implementation [BZ #17252]
- From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- To: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:45:38 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add getrandom implementation [BZ #17252]
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As a general procedure thing, I'd recommend that for all new API additions
the first concrete patch should be one that just adds the declaration,
ENOSYS stub implementation (including Versions file additions), and
documentation. Such a patch can be a reasonable starting point for
discussion about the API if the person starting the discussion prefers it
to just starting a discussion thread code about an abstract idea. But we
should settle API issues and achieve consensus on adding the API at all and
its details (function signatures, etc.) before dealing with reviewing
implementation issues.
Thanks,
Roland