From: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:22:32 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: getrandom.2: NOTES: clarify discussion of EINTR error
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getrandom.2: NOTES: clarify discussion of EINTR error

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man2/getrandom.2 b/man2/getrandom.2
index be6cedd4f8..3531f25b9d 100644
--- a/man2/getrandom.2
+++ b/man2/getrandom.2
@@ -191,11 +191,15 @@ is interrupted by a signal handler
 depends on the initialization state of the entropy buffer
 and on the request size,
 .IR buflen .
-If the entropy is not yet initialized or the request size is large
-.RI ( buflen "\ >\ 256),"
-then the call will fail with the
+If the entropy is not yet initialized, then the call will fail with the
 .B EINTR
 error.
+If the entropy pool has been initialized
+and the request size is large
+.RI ( buflen "\ >\ 256),"
+the call either succeeds, returning a partially filled buffer,
+or fails with the error
+.BR EINTR.
 If the entropy pool has been initialized and the request size is small
 .RI ( buflen "\ <=\ 256),"
 then