From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.5 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DC00C282E2 for ; Sat, 20 Apr 2019 03:49:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0451D21855 for ; Sat, 20 Apr 2019 03:49:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727854AbfDTDt3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:49:29 -0400 Received: from outgoing-auth-1.mit.edu ([18.9.28.11]:45929 "EHLO outgoing.mit.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725911AbfDTDt2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:49:28 -0400 Received: from callcc.thunk.org ([66.31.38.53]) (authenticated bits=0) (User authenticated as tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.14.7/8.12.4) with ESMTP id x3K3nJh5028479 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:49:20 -0400 Received: by callcc.thunk.org (Postfix, from userid 15806) id 80929420497; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:49:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:49:19 -0400 From: "Theodore Ts'o" To: George Spelvin Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Jason A. Donenfeld" Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: Document get_random_int() family Message-ID: <20190420034919.GB5539@mit.edu> Mail-Followup-To: Theodore Ts'o , George Spelvin , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Jason A. Donenfeld" References: <201903260426.x2Q4QsgN023352@sdf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201903260426.x2Q4QsgN023352@sdf.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 04:26:54AM +0000, George Spelvin wrote: > Explain what these functions are for and when they offer > an advantage over get_random_bytes(). > > (We still need documentation on rng_is_initialized(), the > random_ready_callback system, and early boot in general.) > > Signed-off-by: George Spelvin Applied, thanks. - Ted