Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:54:22 -0700 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/libkern arc4random.c Message-ID: <76344918.1060937662@melange.errno.com> In-Reply-To: <200308150634.h7F6Ylxw022089@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200308150634.h7F6Ylxw022089@repoman.freebsd.org>
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> Lock down arc4random so it can be safely called w/o Giant. > > Minor code reorganization was required, but the only functional > change was that the first 1024 bytes of output are thrown out > after each reseed, rather than just the initial seed. How did you validate the this change? I strongly suggest that mods like this need review before commit. Subtle problems can go unnoticed for a long time. Sam
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