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+/* Implementation of getentropy based on the getrandom system call.
+ Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+ <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include <sys/random.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef __NR_getrandom
+/* Write LENGTH bytes of randomness starting at BUFFER. Return 0 on
+ success and -1 on failure. */
+int
+getentropy (void *buffer, size_t length)
+{
+ /* The interface is documented to return EIO for buffer lengths
+ longer than 256 bytes. */
+ if (length > 256)
+ {
+ __set_errno (EIO);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* Try to fill the buffer completely. Even with the 256 byte limit
+ above, we might still receive an EINTR error (when blocking
+ during boot). */
+ void *end = buffer + length;
+ while (buffer < end)
+ {
+ /* NB: No cancellation point. */
+ ssize_t bytes = INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (getrandom, buffer, end - buffer, 0);
+ if (bytes < 0)
+ {
+ if (errno == EINTR)
+ /* Try again if interrupted by a signal. */
+ continue;
+ else
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (bytes == 0)
+ {
+ /* No more bytes available. This should not happen under
+ normal circumstances. */
+ __set_errno (EIO);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ /* Try again in case of a short read. */
+ buffer += bytes;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+#else
+int
+getentropy (void *buffer, size_t length)
+{
+ __set_errno (ENOSYS);
+ return -1;
+}
+#endif