linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] random: use device attach events for entropy

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Message-ID: <20131103184407.GA7376@thunk.org>
Date:	Sun, 3 Nov 2013 13:44:07 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] random: use device attach events for entropy

On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 06:51:18AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> Is it an issue that dev->devt will almost always be 0,0 for this
> function call?  Why not use the name instead here, that's more "unique"
> and every device has one, not just a tiny %.

Hmm, good point.  Thanks for raising it.  I'll make this change and
respin the patches.

						- Ted
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