[PATCH 4/9] ipc: run Net::SSLeay::randomize

[Eric Wong]

Currently we don't use OpenSSL from child processes of parents
which use OpenSSL, but we may in the future.  So ensure OpenSSL
initializes its PRNG after these forks to avoid one security
pitfall down the line.
---
 lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm
index 3e29def87bf5..205b5b92cf71 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ sub ipc_worker_spawn {
        my $pid = fork // die "fork: $!";
        if ($pid == 0) {
                srand($seed);
+               eval { Net::SSLeay::randomize() };
                eval { PublicInbox::DS->Reset };
                delete @$self{qw(-wq_s1 -wq_s2 -wq_workers -wq_ppid)};
                $w_req = $r_res = undef;
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ sub _wq_worker_start ($$$$) {
        my $pid = fork // die "fork: $!";
        if ($pid == 0) {
                srand($seed);
+               eval { Net::SSLeay::randomize() };
                undef $bcast1;
                eval { PublicInbox::DS->Reset };
                delete @$self{qw(-wq_s1 -wq_ppid)};
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