linux-kernel - [PATCH] rcu: Fix sign bug making rcu_random always return the same sequence

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Date:	Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:35:17 -0700
From:	Josh Triplett <josht@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ibm.com>,
	Dipkanar Sarma <dipankar@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH] rcu: Fix sign bug making rcu_random always return the same
	sequence

rcu_random uses a counter rrs_count to occasionally mix data from
get_random_bytes into the state of its pseudorandom generator.  However, the
rrs_counter gets declared as an unsigned long, and rcu_random checks for
--rrs_count < 0, so this code will never mix any real random data into the
state, and will thus always return the same sequence of random numbers.

Also, change the return value of rcu_random from long to unsigned long, to
avoid potential issues caused by the use of the % operator, which can return
negative values for negative left operands.

Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...edesktop.org>
---
 kernel/rcutorture.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 8b09c95..ef6a124 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ rcu_torture_free(struct rcu_torture *p)
 
 struct rcu_random_state {
 	unsigned long rrs_state;
-	unsigned long rrs_count;
+	long rrs_count;
 };
 
 #define RCU_RANDOM_MULT 39916801  /* prime */
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ #define DEFINE_RCU_RANDOM(name) struct r
  * Crude but fast random-number generator.  Uses a linear congruential
  * generator, with occasional help from get_random_bytes().
  */
-static long
+static unsigned long
 rcu_random(struct rcu_random_state *rrsp)
 {
 	long refresh;
-- 
1.4.1.1


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