Bug 4652 - ash read stops prematurely : read < /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize
Summary: ash read stops prematurely : read < /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Busybox
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Standard Compliance (show other bugs)
Version: 1.19.x
Hardware: PC Linux
: P5 normal
Target Milestone: ---
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Reported: 2011-12-21 17:45 UTC by Earl Chew
Modified: 2011-12-21 19:36 UTC (History)
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Description Earl Chew 2011-12-21 17:45:32 UTC 
On Linux:

Using bash:
% read < /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize ; echo $REPLY
4096

Using Busybox 1.19.3:
./sh -c 'read < /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize ; echo $REPLY'
4

./cat < /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize
4096