linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v2 5/8] security/keys: ensure RNG is seeded before use

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Date:   Tue, 6 Jun 2017 01:18:01 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        David Safford <safford@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v2 5/8] security/keys: ensure RNG is seeded before use

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:47 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com> wrote:
> -               get_random_bytes(&key->serial, sizeof(key->serial));
> +               ret = get_random_bytes_wait(&key->serial, sizeof(key->serial));

This actually isn't okay at bootup, but I've got a different change
for this section that will be in the v3.