Re: /dev/io , /dev/mem : only used by Xorg?

From: Kris Kennaway (kris_at_obsecurity.org)
Date: 03/01/05

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To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>

    On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 12:06:11AM -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

    > >> Another strange thing is that /dev/random should block when it
    > >> runs out of entropy - it doesen't seem to do so, however. And the
    > >> device doesen't seem to gain entropy that quickly.
    > >
    > > No, it should not block because it's not defined to block
    >
    > In FreeBSD
    >
    > > and that
    > > would be a bad interface anyway.
    >
    > The "u" in /dev/urandom means unblocking.

    It also means "return stuff even when you have no more entropy".
    Can't get there from here.

    Kris

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