- Use the getrandom syscall introduced in Linux 3.17 (from Heiner Kallweit).

git-svn-id: file:///svn/unbound/trunk@3338 be551aaa-1e26-0410-a405-d3ace91eadb9

compat/getentropy_linux.c

@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ getentropy(void *buf, size_t len)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+#ifdef SYS_getrandom
+	/* try to use getrandom syscall introduced with kernel 3.17 */
+	ret = syscall(SYS_getrandom, buf, len, 0);
+	if (ret != -1)
+		return (ret);
+#endif /* SYS_getrandom */
+
 	/*
 	 * Try to get entropy with /dev/urandom
 	 *

doc/Changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20 February 2015: Wouter
+	- Use the getrandom syscall introduced in Linux 3.17 (from Heiner
+	  Kallweit).
+
 19 February 2015: Wouter
 	- 1.5.2 release tag.
 	- svn trunk contains 1.5.3 under development.