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Author: Martin Steigerwald
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Systemd depends on random numbers in order to work properly
Martin Steigerwald - 08.07.19, 17:35:
> Just another reason I am happy to use sysvinit on my systems.
>
> unblock: systemd/241-4
> https://bugs.debian.org/929215
>
> Booting system should not depend on random numbers to be available in
> a large enough quantity.
>
> Granted there is a processor bug involved… but why rely on the random
> number generator of CPUs anyway?


https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#entropy-starvation

is just so seriously broken I do not have any words for it.

Just *booting* the system should not depend on enough entropy being
available. Starting services that need entropy may be delayed, but just
booting should not depend on entropy being available.

Ciao,
--
Martin