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Solution not involving file descriptors, seeded upon fork and in a regular basis.
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Thanks for the patch! Could you please clarify why is this needed? |
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In some configurations, file descriptors can be limited so this is the opportunity to save one, to get really proper randomness without having to reseed manually while having good performance. |
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Thanks for clarifying. I don't think that this is a strong enough reason for complicating the code with additional preprocessor directives. Plus, we don't have any infrastructure to test BSD/Apple specific changes at this point. |
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Solution not involving file descriptors, seeded upon fork and in
a regular basis.