[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Make av_get_random_seed not block when waiting for more entropy

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 01:02:08AM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at> writes:
> 
> >> There are systems, many in fact, without /dev/[u]random or
> >> AV_READ_TIME.
> >
> > yes but the question was about blocking /dev/random and non existing
> > /dev/urandom at the same time.  (or a unrealistic blocking
> > /dev/urandom)
> >
> > open(/dev/urandom)
> > if(fail)
> >     open(/dev/random)
> > read()
> >
> > is sufficient if such system does not exist
> 
> Fine, let's dig.

thanks

from what i understand the code suggested above should work or am i missing
something. Some of the documentation quoted is somewhat vague

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