http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52341
Bug #: 52341
Summary: crypto/rand FAILs before Solaris 11
Classification: Unclassified
Product: gcc
Version: 4.7.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: go
AssignedTo: i...@airs.com
ReportedBy: r...@gcc.gnu.org
Host: *-*-solaris2.{8,9,10}
Target: *-*-solaris2.{8,9,10}
Build: *-*-solaris2.{8,9,10}
Before Solaris 11, the libgo crypto/rand test FAILs like this:
--- FAIL: rand.TestRead (0.00 seconds)
???:1: Read(buf) = 1040, %!s(<nil>)
FAIL
FAIL: crypto/rand
There's a limit on /dev/urandom here, while not properly documented in
random(7D), it can be found in the OpenSolaris sources and is alluded to in
Solaris 11 random(7D):
The limitation per read for /dev/random is 1040 bytes. The
limit for /dev/urandom is (128 * 1040).
The 1040 byte limit also applies to /dev/urandom before Solaris 11.
Rainer
