Re: [PATCH 2/2] random: Account for entropy loss due to overwrites

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Thu Apr 25 2013 - 11:20:03 EST


On this subject, I assume this is a bug?

871
872 if (r->entropy_count / 8 >= nbytes + reserved)
873 r->entropy_count -= nbytes*8;
874 else
875 r->entropy_count = reserved;
876

[specifically the use of "reserved" as opposed to "reserved*8" on line 875?]

-hpa

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