linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] hwrng: core - Do not register device opportunistically

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Date:	Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:00:56 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>, LKP <lkp@...org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
	Amos Kong <akong@...hat.com>, m@...s.ch, mpm@...enic.com,
	amit.shah@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] hwrng: core - Do not register device
 opportunistically

On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 09:59:41AM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
> Does this break userspace by creating a device which will just return
> -ENODEV on read?  Sure, callers *should* handle it...

If somebody complains we could easily fix this by making open
fail.  In fact, if such applications exist then they're likely
to want to hold onto a reference to the RNG after then open...

Cheers,
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