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runtime: use .openbsd.randomdata for startupRand #69781

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FiloSottile opened this issue Oct 4, 2024 · 2 comments
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runtime: use .openbsd.randomdata for startupRand #69781

FiloSottile opened this issue Oct 4, 2024 · 2 comments
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compiler/runtime Issues related to the Go compiler and/or runtime. help wanted NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. OS-OpenBSD
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OpenBSD has its version of AT_RANDOM, the .openbsd.randomdata ELF section documented at SPECS.randomdata. We should use that instead of reading from /dev/urandom.
@FiloSottile FiloSottile added help wanted OS-OpenBSD NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. labels Oct 4, 2024
@FiloSottile FiloSottile added this to the Backlog milestone Oct 4, 2024
@gopherbot gopherbot added the compiler/runtime Issues related to the Go compiler and/or runtime. label Oct 4, 2024
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Looking at this, just want to make sure this is the documentation you're referring to:
https://github.com/openbsd/src/blob/master/libexec/ld.so/SPECS.randomdata

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Change https://go.dev/cl/618155 mentions this issue: runtime: Use OpenBSD AT_RANDOM for startupRand

@dr2chase dr2chase moved this to In Progress in Go Compiler / Runtime Oct 23, 2024
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