linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 3/4] vsprintf: Use hw RNG for ptr

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Date:   Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:41:32 +1000
From:   "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-maria@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3/4] vsprintf: Use hw RNG for ptr_key

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 02:44:58PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:39:13 +1000
> "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc> wrote:
> 
> > Currently we must wait for enough entropy to become available before
> > hashed pointers can be printed.  We can remove this wait by using the
> > hw RNG if available.
> > 
> > Use hw RNG to get keying material.
> > 
> > Cc: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

Thanks for reviewing this patch again Steve.  My mistake, I forgot to
add your reviewed-by from the last version.

thanks for your patience.

	Tobin