On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Yura Pakhuchiy wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 14:40 +0200, Patrice Martinez wrote: > > When using a machine with a 2612-rc 1kernel, I encounter problems > > reading /dev/random: > > it simply nevers returns anything, and the process is blocked in the > > read... > > The easiest way to see it is to type: > > od < /dev/random > > > > Any idea? > > Because, /dev/random use user input, mouse movements and other things to > generate next random number. Use /dev/urandom if you want version that > will never block your machine. > > Read "man 4 random" for details. > Something changed since previous versions of the kernel, I guess. Running `find /usr | wc' on a ssh session generates both network and disk activity, and you should not expect any other kind of input on a networked server. Anyway, still zero bytes coming from /dev/random, for the few minutes I waited. This on Linux-2.6.12-rc-bk1, on IA64. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
