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diff --git a/man7/random.7 b/man7/random.7 index 5062b1900..76a2debe0 100644 --- a/man7/random.7 +++ b/man7/random.7 @@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ The and .I /dev/random devices, both described in -.BR random (4). +.MR random 4 . These devices have been present on Linux since early times, and are also available on many other systems. .IP \[bu] The Linux-specific -.BR getrandom (2) +.MR getrandom 2 system call, available since Linux 3.17. This system call provides access either to the same source as .I /dev/urandom @@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ source is selected by specifying the .B GRND_RANDOM flag to the system call. (The -.BR getentropy (3) +.MR getentropy 3 function provides a slightly more portable interface on top of -.BR getrandom (2).) +.MR getrandom 2 .) .\" .SS Initialization of the entropy pool The kernel collects bits of entropy from the environment. @@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ Unless you are doing long-term key generation (and most likely not even then), you probably shouldn't be reading from the .I /dev/random device or employing -.BR getrandom (2) +.MR getrandom 2 with the .B GRND_RANDOM flag. Instead, either read from the .I /dev/urandom device or employ -.BR getrandom (2) +.MR getrandom 2 without the .B GRND_RANDOM flag. @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ The following table summarizes the behavior of the various interfaces that can be used to obtain randomness. .B GRND_NONBLOCK is a flag that can be used to control the blocking behavior of -.BR getrandom (2). +.MR getrandom 2 . The final column of the table considers the case that can occur in early boot time when the entropy pool is not yet initialized. .ad l @@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ than one minute), that should be taken as a sign that its cryptography is skillfully implemented. .\" .SH SEE ALSO -.BR getrandom (2), -.BR getauxval (3), -.BR getentropy (3), -.BR random (4), -.BR urandom (4), -.BR signal (7) +.MR getrandom 2 , +.MR getauxval 3 , +.MR getentropy 3 , +.MR random 4 , +.MR urandom 4 , +.MR signal 7 |