linux-kernel - [PATCH] random: fix sysctl documentation nits

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Message-Id: <20220503194505.675301-1-Jason@zx2c4.com>
Date:   Tue,  3 May 2022 21:45:05 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Subject: [PATCH] random: fix sysctl documentation nits

A semicolon was missing, and the almost-alphabetical-but-not ordering
was confusing, so regroup these by category instead.

Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index 1144ea3229a3..e9c18dabc552 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -994,6 +994,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries:
 * ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and
   unvarying after that;
 
+* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
+  thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
+
 * ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits;
 
 * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits;
@@ -1001,10 +1004,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries:
 * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum
   number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is
   writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect
-  on any RNG behavior.
-
-* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
-  thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
+  on any RNG behavior;
 
 * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this
   (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random``
-- 
2.35.1