Re: [PATCH 1/3] random: unify early init crng load accounting

From: Dominik Brodowski
Date: Sun Feb 13 2022 - 01:57:24 EST


Am Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 12:10:20AM +0100 schrieb Jason A. Donenfeld:
> crng_fast_load() and crng_slow_load() have different semantics:
>
> - crng_fast_load() xors and accounts with crng_init_cnt.
> - crng_slow_load() hashes and doesn't account.
>
> However add_hwgenerator_randomness() can afford to hash (it's called
> from a kthread), and it should account. Additionally, ones that can
> afford to hash don't need to take a trylock but can take a normal lock.
> So, we combine these into one function, crng_pre_init_inject(), which
> allows us to control these in a uniform way. This will make it simpler
> later to simplify this all down when the time comes for that.

I thought the call to crng_fast_load() from add_input_randomness() is on its
way out?

Otherwise, patch looks fine:

Reviewed-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Dominik