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    SubjectRe: Linux 5.3-rc8
    On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 6:41 PM Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com> wrote:
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    > Yes, the systemd-random-seed(8) process blocks, but this is an
    > isolated process, and it's only there as a synchronization point and
    > to load/restore random seeds from disk across reboots.
    >
    > What blocked the system boot was GDM/gnome-session implicitly calling
    > getrandom() for the Xorg MIT cookie.

    Aahh. I saw that email, but then in the discussion the systemd case
    always ended up coming up first, and I never made the connection.

    What a complete crock that silly MIT random cookie is, and what a sad
    sad reason for blocking.

    Linus

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