On: LD_PRELOAD: The Hero We Need and Deserve

[mikepurvis]

Agree, couldn't this be done with a bind mount or something?

[segfaultbuserr → mikepurvis]

The catch is old programs that depend on the blocking behavior of /dev/random during early boot could be an issue. Unlikely to be a problem on a server, though...

[masklinn → segfaultbuserr]

If they're doing the replacement at runtime, the cold start is probably long done with.

[jrockway → mikepurvis]

A bind mount? Just open up the source code and add a "u" where necessary.

[vageli → jrockway]

> A bind mount? Just open up the source code and add a "u" where necessary.

So, recompile every program and every subsequent update to use this functionality or...bind mount. One of these sounds easier than the other.