linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] random: introduce drain_entropy() helper to declutter crng

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Message-ID: <CAHmME9oSyKFc4fTPgBiKb+Urjf2qR5x2ydhgU6XnOcfty7qoFw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:49:22 +0100
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>,
        "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] random: introduce drain_entropy() helper to
 declutter crng_reseed()

On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 5:34 AM Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> wrote:
> Looks good, but perhaps the comment should clarify that drain_entropy() doesn't
> destroy the entropy in the pool, but rather just extracts it and zeroes out the
> entropy counter?

Will do.