Re: [darwin-dev] Future for read_random ?

• Subject: Re: [darwin-dev] Future for read_random ?
• From: Alexander von Below <email@hidden>
• Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:36:01 +0200
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Thanks a lot!

Allow a stupid question: I can do that from Kernel space?

Thanks

Alex

Am 25.07.2007 um 13:25 schrieb Finlay Dobbie:

On 25/07/07, Alexander v. Below <email@hidden> wrote:

Hello List,

in <sys/random.h>, read_random is bracketed with the dreaded
__APPLE_API_UNSTABLE

If I do not want to risk losing binary compatiblity, which call can I
use instead?

You open /dev/random and read from that instead. See man 4 random.

-- Finlay

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