Re: [PATCH 2/2] virtio: Convert virtio-rng to the new API

[Rusty Russell]

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:55:27 am Ian Molton wrote:
> 	This patch converts virtio-rng to the new hw_rng API.
> 
> In the process it fixes a previously untriggered buffering bug where the
> buffer is not drained correctly if it has a non-multiple-of-4 length.

Hi Ian,

	Looks good.  Minor comments below:

> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
>   *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
>   *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
>   */
> +
>  #include <linux/err.h>
>  #include <linux/hw_random.h>
>  #include <linux/scatterlist.h>

Gratuitous hunk?

> -static unsigned int data_left;
> +static unsigned int data_avail;
>  static DECLARE_COMPLETION(have_data);
> +static int busy;

I prefer bool and true/false for booleans these days.

> +
> +/* The host will fill any buffer we give it with sweet, sweet randomness. */

This comment belongs above register_buffer() now I think.

(But I'm glad you kept it!)

Thanks,
Rusty.
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