[PATCH 1/2] random: always call random ready function

From: Jason A. Donenfeld
Date: Thu Oct 19 2017 - 16:45:31 EST


As this interface becomes more heavily used, it will be painful for
callers to always need to check for -EALREADY.

Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/random.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 8ad92707e45f..e161acf35d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1556,40 +1556,45 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_random_bytes);

/*
* Add a callback function that will be invoked when the nonblocking
- * pool is initialised.
+ * pool is initialised, or calls that function if it already is.
*
* returns: 0 if callback is successfully added
- * -EALREADY if pool is already initialised (callback not called)
* -ENOENT if module for callback is not alive
*/
int add_random_ready_callback(struct random_ready_callback *rdy)
{
struct module *owner;
unsigned long flags;
- int err = -EALREADY;

- if (crng_ready())
- return err;
+ BUG_ON(!rdy->func);
+
+ if (crng_ready()) {
+ rdy->func(rdy);
+ rdy->func = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }

owner = rdy->owner;
if (!try_module_get(owner))
return -ENOENT;

spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
- if (crng_ready())
+ if (crng_ready()) {
+ rdy->func(rdy);
+ rdy->func = NULL;
goto out;
+ }

owner = NULL;

list_add(&rdy->list, &random_ready_list);
- err = 0;

out:
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);

module_put(owner);

- return err;
+ return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_random_ready_callback);

@@ -1601,6 +1606,9 @@ void del_random_ready_callback(struct random_ready_callback *rdy)
unsigned long flags;
struct module *owner = NULL;

+ if (!rdy->func)
+ return;
+
spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
if (!list_empty(&rdy->list)) {
list_del_init(&rdy->list);
--
2.14.2