linux-kernel - About getrandom(2) contract

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Date:   Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:08:02 +0300
From:   Elichai Turkel <elichai.turkel@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: About getrandom(2) contract

Hi,

Unlike other syscalls(like `read(2)`) `getrandom(2)`'s contract
doesn't define what happens if you pass `buflen=0`, does the pointer
still has to be valid? (what does valid even mean?) are there any side
effects?
i.e. is `getrandom(0x01, 0, 0)` undefined behavior?.

Thanks,
Elichai.
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