[tytso@xxxxxxx: [GIT PULL] /dev/random changes for 3.15]

[Theodore Ts'o]

Whoops, sorry to cc LKML.

				- Ted
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> The following changes since commit b28a960c42fcd9cfc987441fa6d1c1a471f0f9ed:
>
>   Linux 3.14-rc2 (2014-02-09 18:15:47 -0800)
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/random.git tags/random_for_linus
>
> for you to fetch changes up to 7b878d4b48c4e04b936918bb83836a107ba453b3:
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>   random: Add arch_has_random[_seed]() (2014-03-19 22:24:08 -0400)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> A number of cleanups plus support for the RDSEED instruction, which
> will be showing up in Intel Broadwell CPU's.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Greg Price (11):
>       random: fix typos / spelling errors in comments
>       random: fix comment on proc_do_uuid
>       random: fix description of get_random_bytes
>       random: simplify loop in random_read
>       random: fix comment on "account"
>       random: simplify accounting logic
>       random: forget lock in lockless accounting
>       random: tighten bound on random_read_wakeup_thresh
>       random: simplify accounting code
>       random: entropy_bytes is actually bits
>       random: clarify bits/bytes in wakeup thresholds
>
> H. Peter Anvin (4):
>       x86, random: Enable the RDSEED instruction
>       random: Use arch_get_random_seed*() at init time and once a second
>       random: If we have arch_get_random_seed*(), try it before blocking
>       random: Add arch_has_random[_seed]()
>
> Theodore Ts'o (1):
>       random: use the architectural HWRNG for the SHA's IV in extract_buf()
>
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/archrandom.h |  18 ++++
>  arch/x86/include/asm/archrandom.h     |  42 ++++++++-
>  drivers/char/random.c                 | 244 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  include/linux/random.h                |  16 ++++
>  4 files changed, 211 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)
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