Re: [PATCH v6 2/7] random, timekeeping: Collect timekeeping entropy in the timekeeping code

[Andy Lutomirski]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:43 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Currently, init_std_data calls ktime_get_real().  This imposes
> awkward constraints on when init_std_data can be called, and
> init_std_data is unlikely to collect the full unpredictable data
> available to the timekeeping code, especially after resume.
>
> Remove this code from random.c and add the appropriate
> add_device_randomness calls to timekeeping.c instead.

*sigh* this is buggy:


> +       add_device_randomness(tk, sizeof(tk));

sizeof(*tk)

> +       add_device_randomness(tk, sizeof(tk));

ditto.

I'll fix this for v7, but I'll wait awhile for other comments to reduce spam.

--Andy
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