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

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Message-ID: <YahQOjroOQSbB9CR@zx2c4.com>
Date:   Wed, 1 Dec 2021 23:48:58 -0500
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     tytso@....edu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: Document add_hwgenerator_randomness() with other
 input functions

Hi Mark,

On Wed, Dec 01, 2021 at 05:44:49PM +0000, 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>
> ---
> 
> Ted, I've been sending this for almost two years at this point and
> you've not commented on it - if there's some issue please let me know.

Sorry for the delay. I've queued this up in my random tree now after
incorporating Randy's punctuation suggestion from two of the former
posts:

https://git.kernel.org/zx2c4/random-linux/c/91995de6b6dd91

This will transition through the various trees next time I send a pull.

Regards,
Jason