Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:12:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:12:34 -0400 Received: from qix.net ([207.40.214.9]:35088 "EHLO neocygnus.qix.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:12:34 -0400 Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:27:32 -0400 From: Dave Maietta To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: trivial@rustcorp.com.au Subject: [TRIVIAL][PATCH] 2.4 drivers_char_random.c fix sample shellscripts Message-ID: <20020914152732.A8713@hell> Reply-To: dave@qix.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Mailer: Balsa 1.2.4 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1382 Lines: 29 This fixes the sample shellscripts given in the comments of drivers/char/random.c. The scripts save and restore random seeds for /dev/random across reboots. --- linux/drivers/char/random.c.orig 2002-09-14 14:56:03.000000000 -0400 +++ linux/drivers/char/random.c 2002-09-14 14:56:51.000000000 -0400 @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ * chmod 600 $random_seed * poolfile=/proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize * [ -r $poolfile ] && bytes=`cat $poolfile` || bytes=512 - * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=bytes + * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=$bytes * * and the following lines in an appropriate script which is run as * the system is shutdown: @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ * chmod 600 $random_seed * poolfile=/proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize * [ -r $poolfile ] && bytes=`cat $poolfile` || bytes=512 - * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=bytes + * dd if=/dev/urandom of=$random_seed count=1 bs=i$bytes * * For example, on most modern systems using the System V init * scripts, such code fragments would be found in Dave Maietta 37167 North Orchard Cr #4-60 Westland MI 48186 734-326-3059 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/