Re: [PATCH] random.{4,7}, getrandom.2: Adapt to Linux 5.6 changes

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To: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random.{4,7}, getrandom.2: Adapt to Linux 5.6 changes
From: Mingye Wang <arthur200126@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2023 19:35:16 +0800
Cc: linux-man <linux-man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <c4ec42cd-c72d-76e2-0078-f8b68f525152@gmail.com>
References: <bug-214885-11311@https.bugzilla.kernel.org/> <bug-214885-11311-M5kG7tptAp@https.bugzilla.kernel.org/> <CAD66C+YnJ6oAL2Qh0s91Pc5U5+8StgcyuU6P=hAoYp7Vu_J-Wg@mail.gmail.com> <c4ec42cd-c72d-76e2-0078-f8b68f525152@gmail.com>

Hi Alex,

On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 6:20 AM Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If some changes come from Linux 4.8, I prefer having two separate patches.

Will do.

> Just wondering:  how is this description of /dev/urandom different from
> GRND_INSECURE?

It isn't! I reckon that they added the flag to give device file parity.

> Blank lines are wrong.

Will fix.

Thanks,
Mingye

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH] random.{4,7}, getrandom.2: Adapt to Linux 5.6 changes
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References:
- [Bug 214885] New: random.{4,7} [man-pages 5.13] do not reflect changes to /dev/random semantics since kernel 5.6
  - From: bugzilla-daemon
- [Bug 214885] random.{4,7} [man-pages 5.13] do not reflect changes to /dev/random semantics since kernel 5.6
  - From: bugzilla-daemon
- [PATCH] random.{4,7}, getrandom.2: Adapt to Linux 5.6 changes
  - From: Mingye Wang
- Re: [PATCH] random.{4,7}, getrandom.2: Adapt to Linux 5.6 changes
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