linux-kernel - Re: drivers/char/random.c line 728 BUG

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Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:32:06 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	aaron@...finllc.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tytso@....edu,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: drivers/char/random.c line 728 BUG

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:12:00 -0500
Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com> wrote:

> > Could we still apply his patch for the upcoming stable tree and fix it
> > the "right" way at some point in the future?
> 
> I'm not sure what the current state of play is here in terms of the
> original patch being pushed to stable and mainline, but my patch is both
> simpler and more correct. If it's not too late, it's the one that should
> go to both places.

It's a fairly minor thing.  The post-this-patch code takes care to
ensure that ->entropy_count never has an illegal value, so it's OK but
aesthetially unpleasing to check its value outside the lock.

And the post-this-patch code generates less .text, so it's a desirable
thing from that POV too.

We could/should do both, I guess.  I kinda ducked your move-the-BUG
patch because I wasn't in a write-yet-another-changelog mood.

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