Re: [Chicken-janitors] #981: entropy-unix from srfi-27 pegs the CPU after /dev/urandom is accessed

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#981: entropy-unix from srfi-27 pegs the CPU after /dev/urandom is accessed
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  Reporter:  andyjpb  |       Owner:  kon     
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  assigned
  Priority:  major    |   Milestone:  someday 
 Component:  unknown  |     Version:  4.8.x   
Resolution:           |    Keywords:          
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Comment(by andyjpb):

 Peter Bex caught the code spinning on poll() with ktrace.

 Setting {{{(define-constant DEFAULT-ENTROPY-PORT-CLOSE-SECONDS #f)}}} in
 {{{entropy-port.com}}} switches off the port timeout functionality and
 prevents the bug from occuring.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/981#comment:5>
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