linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/3] arm: Add ARCH_WANT_OF

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Message-ID: <52FC17AF.1080508@codeaurora.org>
Date:	Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:54:07 -0800
From:	Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/3] arm: Add ARCH_WANT_OF_RANDOMNESS

On 2/12/2014 8:49 AM, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:33:24 -0800, Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org> wrote:
>> The stack canary for ARM is currently the same across reboots
>> due to lack of randomness early enough. Add ARCH_WANT_OF_RANDOMNESS
>> to allow devices to add whatever randomness they need.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org>
>
> Do you have a draft patch for a user of this yet?
>

I had a particular patch in mind but I need to re-work it to work with 
the upstream tree. I wanted to at least send out the infrastructure to 
see how open people were to the idea. After reading the comments, I have 
a couple more ideas of users as well. I'll see if I can work that in for v2.

> g.
>

Thanks,
Laura


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