linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: Document add_hwgenerator_randomness() with other input functions

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Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:03:19 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: Document add_hwgenerator_randomness() with other
 input functions

On 4/24/20 5:39 AM, Mark Brown wrote:
> The section at the top of random.c which documents the input functions
> available does not document add_hwgenerator_randomness() which might lead
> a reader to overlook it. Add a brief note about it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/char/random.c | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
> index 0d10e31fd342..ba2dc45bf718 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/random.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/random.c
> @@ -228,6 +228,14 @@
>   * particular randomness source.  They do this by keeping track of the
>   * first and second order deltas of the event timings.
>   *
> + * There is also an interface for true hardware RNGs:
> + *
> + *	void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const char *buffer, size_t count,
> + *				size_t entropy);
> + *
> + * This will credit entropy as specified by the caller, if the entropy

Use a ';' or '.' instead of ','. (and "If" if a period is used)

> + * pool is full it will block until more entropy is needed.
> + *
>   * Ensuring unpredictability at system startup
>   * ============================================
>   *
> 

Otherwise looks good. Thanks.

-- 
~Randy