diff --git a/man7/random.7 b/man7/random.7 index 71283c133..a4f0cdb9d 100644 --- a/man7/random.7 +++ b/man7/random.7 @@ -139,16 +139,18 @@ interfaces that can be used to obtain randomness. .B GRND_NONBLOCK is a flag that can be used to control the blocking behavior of .BR getrandom (2). +The final column of the table considers the case that can occur +in early boot time when the entropy pool is not yet initialized. .ad l .TS allbox; -lbw13 lbw12 lbw15 lbw18 +lbw13 lbw12 lbw14 lbw18 l l l l. Interface Pool T{ Blocking \%behavior T} T{ -Behavior in early boot time +Behavior when pool is not yet ready T} T{ .I /dev/random @@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ T} T{ Same as .I /dev/urandom T} T{ -Does not block once pool ready +Does not block once is pool ready T} T{ Blocks until pool ready T} @@ -196,10 +198,9 @@ T} T{ Same as .I /dev/urandom T} T{ -Does not block +Does not block once is pool ready T} T{ .B EAGAIN -if pool not ready T} T{ .BR getrandom () @@ -214,7 +215,6 @@ T} T{ if not enough entropy available T} T{ .B EAGAIN -if pool not ready T} .TE .ad