linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/char/random.c: remove unused dont_count

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Date:   Sat, 18 Nov 2017 23:04:18 +0100
From:   Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/char/random.c: remove unused dont_count_entropy

On 28 October 2017 at 00:30, Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk> wrote:
> Ever since "random: kill dead extract_state struct" [1], the
> dont_count_entropy member of struct timer_rand_state has been
> effectively unused. Since it hasn't found a new use in 12 years, it's
> probably safe to finally kill it.

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