cvs commit: src/games/fortune/fortune fortune.c

[Andrey Chernov]

On Sun, Jul 24, 2005 at 05:51:54PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> entropy_save_num="17"   # Number of entropy cache files to save.
> 
> And haven't seen any problems with repetitive fortunes in the last 2 days. 

Could you inspect old saved entries in setup when the bug is active? Are 
they the same across reboot? If no, it is dangerous too (probably bug in 
kernel random.c). As I read the code, even single _different_ byte will be 
enough to seed /dev/random to different values.

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