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Re: [Xen-users] Quirky Bug: "cat /dev/urandom"

To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, aq <aquynh@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Quirky Bug: "cat /dev/urandom"
From: Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:38:03 +0100
Cc: William Schaller <wschalle@xxxxxxxxx>
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Since Xend handles console output, splurging huge amounts of text to the 
console is probably breaking it. (which is still a known issue, AFAIK)

Does the domain actually keep outputting to the console?  Can you disconnect 
and reconnect to the console?  What happens then?

Cheers,
Mark

On Tuesday 14 June 2005 10:45, aq wrote:
> On 6/14/05, William Schaller <wschalle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > If you execute cat /dev/urandom at the xm console of a guest domain,
> > it will spew garbage forever.
>
> one question: what do you expect to get from /dev/urandom?
>
> regards,
> aq
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