linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: credit architectural init the exact amount

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Date:   Fri, 13 May 2022 12:13:47 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: credit architectural init the exact amount

Hi Dominik,

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 08:18:30AM +0200, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> > -	bool arch_init = true;
> > +	unsigned int i, arch_init;
> 
> Maybe s/arch_init/arch_init_cnt/g to clarify that this is now used as a
> counter?

Good idea. I'll call it arch_bytes, which will make the `* 8` lower down
more obviously doing bytes->bits.

Jason