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   1 /*
   2  * uxgen.c: Unix implementation of get_heavy_noise() from cmdgen.c.
   3  */
   4
   5 #include <stdio.h>
   6 #include <fcntl.h>
   7 #include <unistd.h>
   8
   9 #include "putty.h"
  10
  11 char *get_random_data(int len)
  12 {
  13     char *buf = snewn(len, char);
  14     int fd;
  15     int ngot, ret;
  16
  17     fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY);
  18     if (fd < 0) {
  19         sfree(buf);
  20         perror("puttygen: unable to open /dev/random");
  21         return NULL;
  22     }
  23
  24     ngot = 0;
  25     while (ngot < len) {
  26         ret = read(fd, buf+ngot, len-ngot);
  27         if (ret < 0) {
  28             close(fd);
  29             perror("puttygen: unable to read /dev/random");
  30             return NULL;
  31         }
  32         ngot += ret;
  33     }
  34
  35     close(fd);
  36
  37     return buf;
  38 }