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Re: [PATCH 2/3] Use urandom to get random seed

From: Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor dot org>
To: Richard Guenther <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor dot org>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, Andi Kleen <ak at linux dot intel dot com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0200
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Use urandom to get random seed
References: <1317214163-26010-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <1317214163-26010-3-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <CAFiYyc2KZKgu_OE69SXx1gOLd64GfvX+8e0vEjboSZXnLaxhXA@mail.gmail.com>

> I suppose we might get interrupted before anything is read and
> read can return with -1 (I suppose partial reads are quite unlikely
> though)?  Thus, don't we need the usual EINTR loop?

When we get interrupted gcc will die. I don't think gcc handles any
asynchronous signals, right?

-Andi

-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- Updated random seed patchkit
  - From: Andi Kleen
- [PATCH 2/3] Use urandom to get random seed
  - From: Andi Kleen
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] Use urandom to get random seed
  - From: Richard Guenther

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