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From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To: Linux Kernel Developers List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: ewust@umich.edu, zakir@umich.edu, nadiah@cs.ucsd.edu,
	jhalderm@umich.edu, "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 07/12] random: use the arch-specific rng in xfer_secondary_pool
Date: Fri,  6 Jul 2012 18:44:59 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1341614704-24965-8-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1341614704-24965-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu>

If the CPU supports a hardware random number generator, use it in
xfer_secondary_pool(), where it will significantly improve things and
where we can afford it.

Also, remove the use of the arch-specific rng in
add_timer_randomness(), since the call is significantly slower than
get_cycles(), and we're much better off using it in
xfer_secondary_pool() anyway.

Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/char/random.c | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index e867409..c39bdc4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -702,11 +702,7 @@ static void add_timer_randomness(struct timer_rand_state *state, unsigned num)
 		goto out;
 
 	sample.jiffies = jiffies;
-
-	/* Use arch random value, fall back to cycles */
-	if (!arch_get_random_int(&sample.cycles))
-		sample.cycles = get_cycles();
-
+	sample.cycles = get_cycles();
 	sample.num = num;
 	mix_pool_bytes(&input_pool, &sample, sizeof(sample), NULL);
 
@@ -838,7 +834,11 @@ static ssize_t extract_entropy(struct entropy_store *r, void *buf,
  */
 static void xfer_secondary_pool(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes)
 {
-	__u32 tmp[OUTPUT_POOL_WORDS];
+	union {
+		__u32	tmp[OUTPUT_POOL_WORDS];
+		long	hwrand[4];
+	} u;
+	int	i;
 
 	if (r->pull && r->entropy_count < nbytes * 8 &&
 	    r->entropy_count < r->poolinfo->POOLBITS) {
@@ -849,17 +849,22 @@ static void xfer_secondary_pool(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes)
 		/* pull at least as many as BYTES as wakeup BITS */
 		bytes = max_t(int, bytes, random_read_wakeup_thresh / 8);
 		/* but never more than the buffer size */
-		bytes = min_t(int, bytes, sizeof(tmp));
+		bytes = min_t(int, bytes, sizeof(u.tmp));
 
 		DEBUG_ENT("going to reseed %s with %d bits "
 			  "(%d of %d requested)\n",
 			  r->name, bytes * 8, nbytes * 8, r->entropy_count);
 
-		bytes = extract_entropy(r->pull, tmp, bytes,
+		bytes = extract_entropy(r->pull, u.tmp, bytes,
 					random_read_wakeup_thresh / 8, rsvd);
-		mix_pool_bytes(r, tmp, bytes, NULL);
+		mix_pool_bytes(r, u.tmp, bytes, NULL);
 		credit_entropy_bits(r, bytes*8);
 	}
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+		if (arch_get_random_long(&u.hwrand[i]))
+			break;
+	if (i)
+		mix_pool_bytes(r, &u.hwrand, sizeof(u.hwrand), 0);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
1.7.11.1.108.gb129051


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-07-06 22:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-06 22:44 [PATCH 00/12] /dev/random fixups Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:44 ` [PATCH 01/12] random: fix up sparse warnings Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:44 ` [PATCH 02/12] random: make 'add_interrupt_randomness()' do something sane Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-08  2:01   ` Ben Hutchings
2012-07-06 22:44 ` [PATCH 03/12] random: use lockless techniques in the interrupt path Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:44 ` [PATCH 04/12] random: create add_device_randomness() interface Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:44 ` [PATCH 05/12] usb: feed USB device information to the /dev/random driver Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 23:02   ` Jonathan Nieder
2012-07-06 23:18     ` Greg KH
2012-07-06 23:26     ` Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-07  1:08       ` Jonathan Nieder
2012-07-06 22:44 ` [PATCH 06/12] net: feed /dev/random with the MAC address when registering a device Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:44 ` Theodore Ts'o [this message]
2012-07-07 17:11   ` [PATCH] random: only use gathered bytes from arch_get_random_long Kees Cook
2012-07-07 18:23     ` Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-07 23:20       ` Kees Cook
2012-07-08  1:06   ` [PATCH 07/12] random: use the arch-specific rng in xfer_secondary_pool Ben Hutchings
2012-07-08  1:41     ` Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-08  2:06       ` Ben Hutchings
2012-07-06 22:45 ` [PATCH 08/12] random: add new get_random_bytes_arch() function Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:45 ` [PATCH 09/12] random: add tracepoints for easier debugging and verification Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:45 ` [PATCH 10/12] MAINTAINERS: Theodore Ts'o is taking over the random driver Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:45 ` [PATCH 11/12] rtc: wm831x: Feed the write counter into device_add_randomness() Theodore Ts'o
2012-07-06 22:45 ` [PATCH 12/12] mfd: wm831x: Feed the device UUID " Theodore Ts'o

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