Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262447AbVDGMin (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2005 08:38:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262448AbVDGMim (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2005 08:38:42 -0400 Received: from ecfrec.frec.bull.fr ([129.183.4.8]:58009 "EHLO ecfrec.frec.bull.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262447AbVDGMil (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2005 08:38:41 -0400 Message-ID: <42552A33.6070704@ext.bull.net> Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:40:19 +0200 From: Patrice Martinez User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041115 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Philippe Garrigues (openX2)" Subject: /dev/random problem on 2.6.12-rc1 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on ECN002/FR/BULL(Release 5.0.12 |February 13, 2003) at 07/04/2005 14:48:24, Serialize by Router on ECN002/FR/BULL(Release 5.0.12 |February 13, 2003) at 07/04/2005 14:48:26, Serialize complete at 07/04/2005 14:48:26 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 702 Lines: 27 When using a machine with a 2612-rc 1kernel, I encounter problems reading /dev/random: it simply nevers returns anything, and the process is blocked in the read... The easiest way to see it is to type: od < /dev/random Any idea? -- Best regards Patrice Martinez Linux Kernel Architect. OFFICE : B1-405 PHONE : +33 (0)4 76 29 74 69 EMAIL : Patrice.martinez@ext.bull.net ADDR : BULL, 1 rue de Provence, BP 208, 38432 Echirolles Cedex, FRANCE - 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/