svn commit: r300098 - head/usr.sbin/makefs

[Pedro F. Giffuni]

Author: pfg
Date: Wed May 18 00:22:52 2016
New Revision: 300098
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/300098

Log:
  makefs(8): Clarify the comment concerning seeding.
  
  Avoid giving the impression makefs currently supports reproduceable
  builds.

Modified:
  head/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c

Modified: head/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c
==============================================================================
--- head/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c	Tue May 17 23:15:16 2016	(r300097)
+++ head/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs.c	Wed May 18 00:22:52 2016	(r300098)
@@ -1125,7 +1125,10 @@ ffs_write_inode(union dinode *dp, uint32
 	    initediblk < ufs_rw32(cgp->cg_niblk, fsopts->needswap)) {
 		memset(buf, 0, fs->fs_bsize);
 		dip = (struct ufs2_dinode *)buf;
-		/* Seeding affects reproducible builds. */
+		/*
+		 * XXX: Time-based seeds should be avoided for
+		 * reproduceable builds.
+		 */
 		srandom(time(NULL));
 		for (i = 0; i < INOPB(fs); i++) {
 			dip->di_gen = random();