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getrandom() vDSO Coming To More Architectures With Linux 6.12
Linux 6.11 merged getrandom() in the vDSO Support for very fast yet secure user-space random number generation needs
That work was initially focused on x86_64 but beginning with Linux 6.12 and following on this getrandom() vDSO implementation will see expanded CPU architecture support. Queuing up ahead of the Linux 6.12 merge window via the random.git code maintained by Jason Donenfeld are patches bringing getrandom() vDSO support to more architectures. This patch allows Glibc-based Linux distributions in user-space to begin making use of this speedy but secure RNG on supported architectures.
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