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Subject: Re: arc4random && read_random
In-Reply-To: <19991130195058.2A8D114D0F@hub.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler"
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Jonathan M. Bresler writes:
> > 
> > I hacked around the problem by adding arc4random.c to 
> > sys/alpha/conf/files.alpha, and commenting out the call to read_random() in 
> > arc4random.c (replacing it with "r = 0;" to initialize the return value).
> > 
> > I agree that implementing read_random for Alpha - even a dummy version - 
> > would be a better way to do it (but my way was quicker :-).
> > 
> > Jim
> 
> 	#ifdef __alpha__
> 
> 	worked for me

Right, but I don't think that general population will be happy with this.
I'd rather hack _alpha-specific_ code than code that's common for all
architectures.

> 
> jmb
> 

-- dima


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