[PATCH v7] getrandom system call wrapper [BZ #17252]

[Zack Weinberg]

On 11/17/2016 08:02 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> On 11/16/2016 05:41 PM, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On 11/16/2016 04:20 PM, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>>>> I am seriously considering escalating my disagreement here to a
>>>> formal objection.  I would like to know why you think it is
>>>> NECESSARY - not merely convenient or consistent with other stuff -
>>>> for this function to be a cancellation point.
>>>
>>> It's necessary if you ever want to cancel a hanging getrandom in a
>>> context where you cannot install a signal handler (so that you can
>>> trigger EINTR when getrandom is stuck).
>>
>> That only pushes the question back a level.  When would it ever be
>> necessary to do that?  Be as concrete as you possibly can.  Actual
>> code from a real program, if possible.
> 
> It's not clear to me what you are asking here.
> 
> Do you mean cancellation in general, or cancellation in conjunction with
> getrandom specifically?

Sorry.  I meant cancellation specifically of a thread hanging in getrandom.

zw