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-rw-r--r--Python/random.c19
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Python/random.c b/Python/random.c
index ea506ee..6f9f711 100644
--- a/Python/random.c
+++ b/Python/random.c
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ py_getentropy(char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int raise)
/* Call getrandom()
- Return 1 on success
- - Return 0 if getrandom() syscall is not available (fails with ENOSYS)
- or if getrandom(GRND_NONBLOCK) fails with EAGAIN (blocking=0 and system
- urandom not initialized yet) and raise=0.
+ - Return 0 if getrandom() syscall is not available (failed with ENOSYS or
+ EPERM) or if getrandom(GRND_NONBLOCK) failed with EAGAIN (system urandom
+ not initialized yet) and raise=0.
- Raise an exception (if raise is non-zero) and return -1 on error:
getrandom() failed with EINTR and the Python signal handler raised an
exception, or getrandom() failed with a different error. */
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ static int
py_getrandom(void *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int blocking, int raise)
{
/* Is getrandom() supported by the running kernel? Set to 0 if getrandom()
- fails with ENOSYS. Need Linux kernel 3.17 or newer, or Solaris 11.3
- or newer */
+ failed with ENOSYS or EPERM. Need Linux kernel 3.17 or newer, or Solaris
+ 11.3 or newer */
static int getrandom_works = 1;
int flags;
char *dest;
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ py_getrandom(void *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int blocking, int raise)
#endif
if (n < 0) {
- if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+ /* ENOSYS: getrandom() syscall not supported by the kernel (but
+ * maybe supported by the host which built Python). EPERM:
+ * getrandom() syscall blocked by SECCOMP or something else. */
+ if (errno == ENOSYS || errno == EPERM) {
getrandom_works = 0;
return 0;
}
@@ -246,8 +249,8 @@ dev_urandom(char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int blocking, int raise)
if (res == 1) {
return 0;
}
- /* getrandom() is not supported by the running kernel, fall back
- on reading /dev/urandom */
+ /* getrandom() failed with ENOSYS or EPERM,
+ fall back on reading /dev/urandom */
#endif