From: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)"
<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
"Laurent Georget"
<laurent-AyimVQWTEHzsq35pWSNszA@public.gmane.org>,
"Carl Winbäck" <c@tunnel53.net>
Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
Stephan Mueller
<smueller-T9tCv8IpfcWELgA04lAiVw@public.gmane.org>,
George Spelvin <linux-gpGsJRJZ3PBBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
Theodore T'so <tytso-3s7WtUTddSA@public.gmane.org>,
mpm-VDJrAJ4Gl5ZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Status for bug 71211? [random(4): clarify utility and volume]
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:42:52 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1478767372.2642.15.camel@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2fc34759-5d2b-4192-9611-b499e23efdf8-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
On Wed, 2016-11-09 at 16:27 +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> Nikos,
>
> This was an earlier mail from Laurent Georget. I bring
> you into this thread in case there's any of Laurent's comments
> that may be helpful as inspiration for your patch.
>
> See also https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71211
I think that's a nice comment. The text referred to applies to old
kernels not new ones (especially not after the recent rewrite), and I
think it documents and opinion rather than a fact. I am inclined to
simply drop the referred paragraph. Any better suggestions?
regards,
Nikos
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Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-26 20:20 Status for bug 71211? [random(4): clarify utility and volume] Carl Winbäck
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2015-07-27 16:34 ` Laurent Georget
[not found] ` <55B65DAC.6010906-AyimVQWTEHzsq35pWSNszA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-09 15:27 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <2fc34759-5d2b-4192-9611-b499e23efdf8-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-10 8:42 ` Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos [this message]
[not found] ` <1478767372.2642.15.camel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-10 14:23 ` [patch] getrandom.2, random.4: Consolidate and improve discussion on usage of randomness Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <fa60e32a-1364-d0be-245f-d8ead6d04713-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-10 14:35 ` Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
[not found] ` <1478788558.3579.47.camel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-10 15:10 ` Laurent Georget
[not found] ` <66494ef9-80d1-e437-252a-4a15e1f497db-AyimVQWTEHzsq35pWSNszA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-10 18:16 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <02c2fa67-ce72-010b-e1ac-ae52c1bc6cf2-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 7:41 ` Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
[not found] ` <1478850099.2484.7.camel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 10:47 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <CAKgNAkgb=OEvtRNJaDLO8e3_UaVC-zCQJq8GV1c9fU416RqhLg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 11:01 ` Laurent Georget
[not found] ` <48e730fc-4eeb-189e-92b4-eaa2720d3eda-vbcOdlJ0SulGWvitb5QawA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 12:08 ` Laurent Georget
[not found] ` <c542ad59-869f-ea9e-c2a4-cf077182cf0c-AyimVQWTEHzsq35pWSNszA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 17:02 ` Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
[not found] ` <1478883732.21107.3.camel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 17:35 ` Laurent Georget
[not found] ` <8f750f37-cb7d-50aa-1915-1e78e3996a04-vbcOdlJ0SulGWvitb5QawA@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-11 21:32 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2016-11-11 21:31 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2016-11-11 15:52 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2016-11-10 11:59 ` Status for bug 71211? [random(4): clarify utility and volume] Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2016-11-10 12:07 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2015-07-28 6:45 ` Laurent Georget
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