[PATCH 03/11] crypto: ecc - Use crypto_stdrng_get_bytes()
From: Eric Biggers
Date: Wed Mar 25 2026 - 20:17:10 EST
Replace the sequence of crypto_get_default_rng(),
crypto_rng_get_bytes(), and crypto_put_default_rng() with the equivalent
helper function crypto_stdrng_get_bytes().
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
crypto/ecc.c | 11 +++--------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/crypto/ecc.c b/crypto/ecc.c
index 08150b14e17e..43b0def3a225 100644
--- a/crypto/ecc.c
+++ b/crypto/ecc.c
@@ -1531,20 +1531,15 @@ int ecc_gen_privkey(unsigned int curve_id, unsigned int ndigits,
* strength associated with N.
*
* The maximum security strength identified by NIST SP800-57pt1r4 for
* ECC is 256 (N >= 512).
*
- * This condition is met by the default RNG because it selects a favored
- * DRBG with a security strength of 256.
+ * This condition is met by stdrng because it selects a favored DRBG
+ * with a security strength of 256.
*/
- if (crypto_get_default_rng())
- return -EFAULT;
-
/* Step 3: obtain N returned_bits from the DRBG. */
- err = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng,
- (u8 *)private_key, nbytes);
- crypto_put_default_rng();
+ err = crypto_stdrng_get_bytes(private_key, nbytes);
if (err)
return err;
/* Step 4: make sure the private key is in the valid range. */
if (__ecc_is_key_valid(curve, private_key, ndigits))
--
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