[PATCH v10] linux: Add support for getrandom vDSO

[Jason A. Donenfeld]

On Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 04:58:13PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Adhemerval Zanella:
> 
> > diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> > index 2fe0396b2d..0d3107ed68 100644
> > --- a/NEWS
> > +++ b/NEWS
> > @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
> >  
> >  Changes to build and runtime requirements:
> >  
> > -  [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here]
> > +* On recent Linux kernels with vDSO getrandom support, getrandom does not
> > +  act as a shall occur cancellation point.  It this case, the getrandom may
> > +  not issue any syscall, nor trigger a deferred cancellation event.
> 
> Maybe a native speaker could make some suggestions here?  I would at
> least add quotation marks around “shall occur”, to make the attributive
> use clearer, or add a hyphen.

"""
On recent Linux kernels with vDSO getrandom support, getrandom does not
act as a "shall occur" cancellation point, in which case it might
not issue a syscall or trigger a deferred cancellation event.
"""