Re: random(4) update causes mips compile fail | mips boot fail

From: Glen Barber <gjb_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:36:59 -0400
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 05:34:14PM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Glen Barber <gjb_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 05:27:19PM -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> > > ok. So I can work around this for these MIPS AP images by echoing
> > something
> > > into /dev/random ?
> > >
> >
> > The correct workaround (which now I see I should have done before
> > locking head/) is to revert this commit so it can be properly fixed.
> >
> > Calling "echo '' >/dev/random" the "KNOB" is insulting.
> >
> 
> I'm sorry. The word is spelled "KLUDGE", now "KNOB". It works and is better
> than being dead in the water, but is is still spelled "KLUDGE".
> 

Meh, we can create a symlink for KLUDGE -> KNOB in head/ if needed.

Either way, I think this commit needs to be reverted until properly
fixed and tested.

Glen


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