Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:12:51 -0700 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: "John W. De Boskey" <jwd@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc Message-ID: <200010230512.e9N5Cpa08139@grimreaper.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <20001020173557.A19403@bsdwins.com> ; from "John W. De Boskey" <jwd@FreeBSD.org> "Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:35:57 EDT." References: <20001020173557.A19403@bsdwins.com>
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> Depends on your definition of block... Yes, it could go > in the background, but what if the system finished booting > and a request to /dev/random occurs before the seeding is > finished? It would wait for the reseed, then continue... > ps: On a side note, I'm seeing some interaction on a machine > with an mfs and /dev/random. I haven't tracked it down > yet, but why would an mfs require input from /dev/random? > (this is occurring at boot time). ldconfig? M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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