Re: [util-linux-ng] fdisk: better fallback for get_random_id()

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On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:53:56PM -0500, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> When /dev/urandom is not available, we have to use some kind of a hack
> to generate a random MBR identifier.  Use a better fallback that
> incorporates the clock down to microsecond granularity.
> ---
>  fdisk/fdisk.c |    5 ++++-
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

 Applied, thanks.

    Karel


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 Karel Zak  <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx>
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