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getrandom.2: Minor tweaks to Heinrich's text 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2015-01-28 07:04:54 +01:00
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@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ This system call is Linux-specific.
As of Linux 3.19 the following limits apply: As of Linux 3.19 the following limits apply:
.IP * 3 .IP * 3
When reading from When reading from
.I /dev/urandom .IR /dev/urandom ,
a maximum of 33554431 bytes is returned by a single call to a maximum of 33554431 bytes is returned by a single call to
.BR getrandom () .BR getrandom ()
on a system where on a system where
@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ on a system where
has a size of 32 bits. has a size of 32 bits.
.IP * .IP *
When reading from When reading from
.I /dev/random .IR /dev/random ,
a maximum of 512 bytes is returned. a maximum of 512 bytes is returned.
.SS Initilization of the entropy pool .SS Initialization of the entropy pool
The kernel collects bits of entropy from environment. The kernel collects bits of entropy from environment.
When a sufficient number of random bits has been collected the When a sufficient number of random bits has been collected, the
.I /dev/urandom .I /dev/urandom
entropy pool is set to initialized. entropy pool is considered to be initialized.
.SS Interruption by a signal handler .SS Interruption by a signal handler
A call to A call to
.BR getrandom () .BR getrandom ()