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Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 10:02:35 +0200
From: Thomas =?utf-8?Q?Wei=C3=9Fschuh?= <linux@weissschuh.net>
To: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: stackprotector: Avoid stalling program
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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@weissschuh.net> 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