[PATCH RFC v4 0/1] random: WARN on large getrandom() waits and introduce getrandom2()

[Ahmed S. Darwish]

Hi,

This is an RFC, and it obviously needs much more testing beside the
"it boots" smoke test I've just did.

Interestingly though, on my current system, the triggered WARN()
**reliably** makes the system get un-stuck... I know this is a very
crude heuristic, but I would personally prefer it to the other
proposals that were mentioned in this jumbo thread.

If I get an OK from Linus on this, I'll send a polished v5: further
real testing, kernel-parameters.txt docs, a new getrandom_wait(7)
manpage as referenced in the WARN() message, and extensions to the
getrandom(2) manpage for new getrandom2().

The new getrandom2() system call is basically a summary of Linus',
Lennart's, and Willy's proposals. Please see the patch #1 commit log,
and the "Link:" section inside it, for a rationale.

@Lennart, since you obviously represent user-space here, any further
notes on the new system call?

thanks,

Ahmed S. Darwish (1):
  random: WARN on large getrandom() waits and introduce getrandom2()

 drivers/char/Kconfig        | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/char/random.c       | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 include/uapi/linux/random.h | 20 +++++++--
 3 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

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