Re: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: stackprotector: Avoid stalling program startup if crng is not init yet

From: Thomas Weißschuh

Date: Sun May 24 2026 - 04:02:59 EST


On 2026-05-24 06:25:37+0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 07:29:53AM +0900, Daniel Palmer wrote:
> > On Fri, 22 May 2026 at 23:46, Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

(...)

> > Maybe something to save some seeding data between boots is the next
> > tool I need to write.
>
> Since modern kernels support GRND_INSECURE, I suspect you would just
> be wasting your time. Better rely on this for boot code.

If it's good enough for Willy, it is certainly good enough for me, too.
Or we could switch to AT_RANDOM, but the current aproach is fine for me.


Thomas