linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: mix in architectural randomness in extract

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:50:56 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Theodore T'so <tytso@....edu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, w@....edu, ewust@...ch.edu,
	zakir@...ch.edu, greg@...ah.com, mpm@...enic.com,
	nadiah@...ucsd.edu, jhalderm@...ch.edu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	davem@...emloft.net, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	DJ Johnston <dj.johnston@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: mix in architectural randomness in extract_buf()

On Wed, 2012-07-25 at 10:37 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> RDRAND is so much faster than the Linux pool system that we can
> always just mix in architectural randomness.
[...]
> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> Cc: DJ Johnston <dj.johnston@...el.com>
[...]

This is not the correct way to submit patches for stable; see
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt

Ben.
(needs to get one of those form letters like Greg)

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Humans are not rational beings; they are rationalising beings.

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