Conrad Meyer db488e4f52 random(4): Poll for signals during large reads
Occasionally poll for signals during large reads of the /dev/u?random
devices.  This allows cancellation via SIGINT of accidental invocations of
very large reads.  (A 2GB /dev/random read, which takes about 10 seconds on
my 2017 AMD Zen processor, can be aborted.)

I believe this behavior was intended since 2014 (r273997), just not fully
implemented.

This is motivated by a potential getrandom(2) interface that may not
explicitly forbid extremely large reads on 64-bit platforms -- even larger
than the 2GB limit imposed on devfs I/O by default.  Such reads, if they are
to be allowed, should be cancellable by the user or administrator.

Reviewed by:	delphij
Approved by:	secteam (delphij)
Sponsored by:	Dell EMC Isilon
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D14684
2018-03-16 18:50:26 +00:00
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