linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] random: make more consistent use of integer types

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Date:   Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:04:06 +0100
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] random: make more consistent use of integer types

On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 4:54 AM Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> wrote:
> > -static size_t crng_fast_load(const u8 *cp, size_t len)
> > +static size_t crng_fast_load(const void *cp, size_t len)
> >  {
> >       unsigned long flags;
> > -     u8 *p;
> > +     u8 *src = (u8 *)cp;
>
> This should use 'const u8 *'.

Will fix.

>
> >  int __init rand_initialize(void)
> >  {
> > -     int i;
> > +     size_t i;
> >       ktime_t now = ktime_get_real();
>
> This introduces an assumption that BLAKE2S_BLOCK_SIZE % sizeof(unsigned long) ==
> 0.  That happens to always be true, but it would be better to either not change
> this, or rewrite the loop to 'i = 0; i < BLAKE2S_BLOCK_SIZE; i += sizeof(rv)'

Good idea; I'll rewrite the loop. That always bothered me too.

Jason