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getentropy: note that it is nearly POSIX 2024
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Authored by emaste on Nov 15 2024, 2:46 PM.
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Our implementation diverges from POSIX 2024 in a couple of ways, as
noted in BUGS.

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emaste created this revision.
lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
86

Does this need a PR?

87

Can you articulate which ones briefly?

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 inline comments.
lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
72–73

In vi(1) we say "is close to".

lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
18

typo, mention that it nearly conforms to posix 24

lib/libc/gen/getentropy.3
87
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 20 2024, 7:24 PM