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+/*
+ * \brief  Dummy source of randomness in lx_emul
+ * \author Josef Soentgen
+ * \date   2023-06-13
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2.
+ */
+
+/* base/include */
+#include <base/log.h>
+#include <base/fixed_stdint.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
+
+/* dde_linux/src/include */
+#include <lx_emul/random.h>
+
+
+using namespace Genode;
+
+void lx_emul_random_gen_bytes(void          *dst,
+                              unsigned long  nr_of_bytes)
+{
+	/* validate arguments */
+	if (dst == nullptr || nr_of_bytes == 0) {
+		error(__func__, " called with invalid args!");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	warning(__func__, ": dummy implementation used, filling buffer with 0s");
+	memset(dst, 0, nr_of_bytes);
+}
+
+
+genode_uint32_t lx_emul_random_gen_u32()
+{
+	warning(__func__, ": dummy implementation used, returning 0");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+genode_uint64_t lx_emul_random_gen_u64()
+{
+	warning(__func__, ": dummy implementation used, returning 0");
+	return 0;
+}