Bug#912087: [Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#912087: Bug#912087: openssh-server: Slow startup after the upgrade to 7.9p1

Mon Oct 29 20:58:20 GMT 2018

On 2018-10-29 18:22:08 [+0100], Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> So I believe this is not an openssl issue, but something in the
> order that the kernel's RNG is initialized and openssh is started.
> Potentionally the RNG isn't initialized at all and you actually
> have to wait for the kernel to get it's random data from the slow
> way.
> 
> So I'm reassigning this to systemd and openssh-server, I have no
> idea where the problem really is.

I see it, too. So during boot someone invokes "sshd -t" which invokes
	getrandom(, 32, 0)
and this blocks. I get a login prompt and everything but sshd is started
"late" due to this.

> Kurt

Sebastian