linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] random,x86,kvm: Add and use MSR_KVM_GET_RNG

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:36:56 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
CC:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...nel.org>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	kvm list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] random,x86,kvm: Add and use MSR_KVM_GET_RNG_SEED

On 07/16/2014 02:32 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> 
> On the theory that I see no legitimate reason to expose this to guest
> user space, I think we shouldn't expose it.  If we wanted to add a
> get_random_bytes syscall, that would be an entirely different story,
> though.
> 
> Should I send v3 as one series or should I split it into host and guest parts?
> 

It doesn't matter... as long as they are separate *patches*.

	-hpa


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