linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: defer use of bootloader randomness to random

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Message-ID: <CAHmME9pspbPpLnfjypneOCPuVFLd5U29D92kyuqiCaH7fHZ8zQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Jun 2022 13:22:20 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Stephen Boyd <swboyd@...omium.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: defer use of bootloader randomness to random_init()

Yet another approach would be to mix immediately, but defer crediting
until random_init().

Jason