@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
/* $OpenBSD: getentropy_linux.c,v 1.43 2016/08/07 03:27:21 tb Exp $ */
/* $OpenBSD: getentropy_linux.c,v 1.43.4.1 2017/04/29 18:57:00 beck Exp $ */
/*
* Copyright ( c ) 2014 Theo de Raadt < deraadt @ openbsd . org >
@ -96,13 +96,16 @@ getentropy(void *buf, size_t len)
# ifdef SYS_getrandom
/*
* Try descriptor - less getrandom ( )
* Try descriptor - less getrandom ( ) , in non - blocking mode .
*
* The design of Linux getrandom is broken . It has an
* uninitialized phase coupled with blocking behaviour , which
* is unacceptable from within a library at boot time without
* possible recovery . See http : / / bugs . python . org / issue26839 # msg267745
*/
ret = getentropy_getrandom ( buf , len ) ;
if ( ret ! = - 1 )
return ( ret ) ;
if ( errno ! = ENOSYS )
return ( - 1 ) ;
# endif
/*
@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ getentropy(void *buf, size_t len)
* - Do the best under the circumstances . . . .
*
* This code path exists to bring light to the issue that Linux
* does not provide a failsafe API for entropy collection .
* still does not provide a failsafe API for entropy collection .
*
* We hope this demonstrates that Linux should either retain their
* sysctl ABI , or consider providing a new failsafe API which
@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ getentropy_getrandom(void *buf, size_t len)
if ( len > 256 )
return ( - 1 ) ;
do {
ret = syscall ( SYS_getrandom , buf , len , 0 ) ;
ret = syscall ( SYS_getrandom , buf , len , GRND_NONBLOCK ) ;
} while ( ret = = - 1 & & errno = = EINTR ) ;
if ( ret ! = len )