[PATCH] ELF: implement AT_RANDOM for glibc PRNG seeding

Ulrich Drepper drepper@redhat.com
Fri Oct 3 15:07:00 GMT 2008


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There is no need for a AT_RANDOM_SIZE entry.  It's unlikely that ever a
different value is used.  The kernel's entropy pool cannot be strssed
that much.  If more data is needed userlevel will use the bits to seed a
PRNG.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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