linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hw_random/timeriomem-rng: Fix cooldown period calculation

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Date:   Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:21:52 +1100
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Jan Henrik Weinstock <jan.weinstock@...h-aachen.de>
Cc:     mpm@...enic.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hw_random/timeriomem-rng: Fix cooldown period calculation

On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 04:14:59PM +0100, Jan Henrik Weinstock wrote:
> Ensure cooldown period tolerance of 1% is actually accounted for.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Henrik Weinstock <jan.weinstock@...h-aachen.de>
> ---
> 
> Before patch, if period_us was less than 100us, no extra sleep time was
> added. If it was more than 100us, only 1us extra time (and not 1%) is slept.
> 
>  drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.

BTW your patch was space corrupted so I had to apply it by hand.
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