Re: [PATCH] crypto: Jitter RNG - use ktime_get_raw_ns as fallback
From: Stephan Mueller
Date: Tue Jun 21 2016 - 14:58:39 EST
Am Dienstag, 21. Juni 2016, 11:11:42 schrieb John Stultz:
Hi John,
> I don't see in the above an explanation of *why* you're using
> ktime_get_raw_ns() instead of ktime_get_ns().
Could you help me understand what the difference is or point me to some
documentation? I understood that we only talked about the _raw variant.
>
> Also the bit about time running backwards being ok is confusing since
> you're not using the "fast" accessor where that would be a risk.
Ok, if the running backwards hint is only applicable to the _fast variants, I
can certainly drop it.
Thanks
Stephan