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getentropy: note that it is nearly POSIX 2024
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rG93a321b60750: libc: Note that getentropy is nearly POSIX 2024
rG95b71a659a9b: libc: Note that getentropy is nearly POSIX 2024
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Our implementation diverges from POSIX 2024 in a couple of ways, as
noted in BUGS.

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emaste requested review of this revision.Nov 15 2024, 2:46 PM
emaste created this revision.
imp added inline comments.Nov 15 2024, 2:51 PM
lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
86

Does this need a PR?

87

Can you articulate which ones briefly?

emaste added inline comments.Nov 15 2024, 2:56 PM
lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
86

OK, PR282783

87

At least EIO instead of EINVAL when len exceeds GETENTROPY_MAX but I haven't checked all values that we return and all that are in 2024.

ziaee added a subscriber: ziaee.Nov 15 2024, 7:32 PM
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lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
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In vi(1) we say "is close to".

brooks added inline comments.Nov 15 2024, 10:49 PM
lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
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emaste updated this revision to Diff 146746.Nov 20 2024, 2:27 PM

typo, mention that it nearly conforms to posix 24

emaste marked 3 inline comments as done.Nov 20 2024, 2:27 PM
emaste added inline comments.Nov 20 2024, 4:24 PM
lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
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brooks accepted this revision.Nov 20 2024, 7:24 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 20 2024, 7:24 PM
Closed by commit rG95b71a659a9b: libc: Note that getentropy is nearly POSIX 2024 (authored by emaste). · Explain WhyNov 20 2024, 7:32 PM
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emaste added a commit: rG95b71a659a9b: libc: Note that getentropy is nearly POSIX 2024.
emaste added a commit: rG93a321b60750: libc: Note that getentropy is nearly POSIX 2024.Nov 24 2024, 4:47 PM

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