From a66935bad6b3d2592d6acaee96263447c0467d13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:08:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] getrandom.2: Give the reader a hint about when /dev/urandom is initialized Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/getrandom.2 | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/man2/getrandom.2 b/man2/getrandom.2 index 3652b001a..ef27aa539 100644 --- a/man2/getrandom.2 +++ b/man2/getrandom.2 @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ The kernel collects bits of entropy from environment. When a sufficient number of random bits has been collected, the .I /dev/urandom entropy pool is considered to be initialized. +This state is normally reached early in the system bootstrap phase. .SS Interruption by a signal handler A call to .BR getrandom ()