linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][RESEND 3] hwrng: add randomness to system from rng sources

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Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:22:29 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
Cc:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Satoru Takeuchi <satoru.takeuchi@...il.com>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RESEND 3] hwrng: add randomness to system from rng
 sources

On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 07:55:33AM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 03:51:48PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> > When bringing a new RNG source online, it seems like it would make sense
> > to use some of its bytes to make the system entropy pool more random,
> > as done with all sorts of other devices that contain per-device or
> > per-boot differences.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/char/hw_random/core.c |    7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> fwiw,
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>

Patch applied.  Thanks everyone!
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