From b0b113cd3af897b0eb31de74100b14b4a04ca29c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Gustafsson Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:39:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH v14 2/2] Remove pg_strong_random initialization. The random number generator in OpenSSL 1.1.1 was redesigned to provide fork safety by default, thus removing the need for calling RAND_poll after forking to ensure that two processes cannot share the same state. Since we now support 1.1.0 as the minumum version, and 1.1.0 is being increasingly phased out from production use, only perform the RAND_poll initialization for installations running 1.1.0 by checkig the OpenSSL version number. LibreSSL changed random number generator when forking OpenSSL and has provided fork safety since version 2.0.2. This removes the overhead of initializing the RNG for strong random for the vast majority of users for whom it is no longer required. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+hUKGKh7QrYzu=8yWEUJvXtMVm_CNWH1L_TLWCbZMwbi1XP2Q@mail.gmail.com --- src/port/pg_strong_random.c | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/port/pg_strong_random.c b/src/port/pg_strong_random.c index 5f2b248425..a8efb2b188 100644 --- a/src/port/pg_strong_random.c +++ b/src/port/pg_strong_random.c @@ -50,17 +50,20 @@ #ifdef USE_OPENSSL +#include #include void pg_strong_random_init(void) { +#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10101000L) /* - * Make sure processes do not share OpenSSL randomness state. This is no - * longer required in OpenSSL 1.1.1 and later versions, but until we drop - * support for version < 1.1.1 we need to do this. + * Make sure processes do not share OpenSSL randomness state. This is not + * required on LibreSSL and no longer required in OpenSSL 1.1.1 and later + * versions. */ RAND_poll(); +#endif } bool -- 2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)