linux-kernel - [ 18/70] net: feed /dev/random with the MAC address when registering a device

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Date:	Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:28:13 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [ 18/70] net: feed /dev/random with the MAC address when registering a device

3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>

commit 7bf2357524408b97fec58344caf7397f8140c3fd upstream.

Cc: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 net/core/dev.c       |    3 +++
 net/core/rtnetlink.c |    1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6df2140..bdd1e88 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ static int __dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		net_dmaengine_get();
 		dev_set_rx_mode(dev);
 		dev_activate(dev);
+		add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -4763,6 +4764,7 @@ int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa)
 	err = ops->ndo_set_mac_address(dev, sa);
 	if (!err)
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
+	add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_set_mac_address);
@@ -5541,6 +5543,7 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev_init_scheduler(dev);
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	list_netdevice(dev);
+	add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	/* Notify protocols, that a new device appeared. */
 	ret = call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_REGISTER, dev);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 21318d1..f058e59 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,7 @@ static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 			goto errout;
 		send_addr_notify = 1;
 		modified = 1;
+		add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 	}
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_MTU]) {


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