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look at the code. AT_RANDOM is. used when it's avaible in the fallback function. For some reason, the devs don't seem to trust it much, according to the comment
by enjolras 12y ago
look at the code. AT_RANDOM is. used when it's avaible in the fallback function. For some reason, the devs don't seem to trust it much, according to the comment.
- edwintorok 12y agoIs it guaranteed to at least be different for different processes? They could use that in addition to the PID test to know when to reseed.
- wahern 12y agoNo. It's only filled on execve, not fork.