From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Cc: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net,
lenaic@lhuard.fr, Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] maintenance: add get_random_minute()
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:22:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqzg329ycm.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqq4jlabea3.fsf@gitster.g> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:53:24 -0700")
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:
>
>> I was wondering where else we call srand() within Git, and it looks like
>> the only other spot is in `lock_file_timeout()`.
>
> lock_file_timeout() should be updated to match git_mkstemps_mode(),
> which was taught to use the csprng_bytes() function with 47efda96
> (wrapper: use a CSPRNG to generate random file names, 2022-01-17),
> and this new caller may want to do so as well, perhaps? I dunno,
> but the caller then does not have to worry about "initializing it
> just once".
Of course, the obvious downside is that crypto-secure one may be,
unlike for its use in mkstemps(), way overkill for lockfiles and
cron dispersion purposes, as these codepaths are not on the target
surface.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-08-08 0:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 47+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-08-07 18:51 [PATCH 0/6] maintenance: schedule maintenance on a random minute Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 18:51 ` [PATCH 1/6] maintenance: add get_random_minute() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 21:20 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-07 23:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-08 0:22 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2023-08-08 14:48 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-08 16:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-08 16:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-08 20:01 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-08 17:28 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-08 20:04 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-09 12:17 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-09 18:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-09 20:34 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-07 18:51 ` [PATCH 2/6] maintenance: use random minute in launchctl scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 21:23 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-07 18:51 ` [PATCH 3/6] maintenance: use random minute in Windows scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 18:51 ` [PATCH 4/6] maintenance: use random minute in cron scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 18:51 ` [PATCH 5/6] maintenance: swap method locations Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 21:24 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-07 18:51 ` [PATCH 6/6] maintenance: use random minute in systemd scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07 21:31 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-08 13:49 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-08 20:05 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-08 9:53 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-08 13:03 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-08 13:56 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-08 17:24 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-09 10:03 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-08 12:08 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-08 17:06 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-08 17:14 ` Derrick Stolee
2023-08-09 10:00 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] maintenance: schedule maintenance on a random minute Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 1/8] maintenance: add get_random_minute() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:25 ` Taylor Blau
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] maintenance: use random minute in launchctl scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 3/8] maintenance: use random minute in Windows scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 4/8] maintenance: use random minute in cron scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 5/8] maintenance: swap method locations Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] maintenance: use random minute in systemd scheduler Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-14 11:26 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] maintenance: fix systemd schedule overlaps Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-14 11:27 ` Phillip Wood
2023-08-10 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 8/8] maintenance: update schedule before config Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2023-08-14 11:28 ` Phillip Wood
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