linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] timekeeping: add raw clock fallback for random_get

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Message-ID: <87bkx6f29b.ffs@tglx>
Date:   Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:57:52 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        arnd@...db.de
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] timekeeping: add raw clock fallback for
 random_get_entropy()

On Tue, Apr 12 2022 at 19:27, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> +/**
> + * random_get_entropy_fallback - Returns the raw clock source value,
> + * used by random.c for platforms with no valid random_get_entropy().
> + */
> +unsigned long random_get_entropy_fallback(void)
> +{
> +	return tk_clock_read(&tk_core.timekeeper.tkr_mono);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(random_get_entropy_fallback);

EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() please.

Thanks,

        tglx