Re: [PATCH][RESEND 3] hwrng: add randomness to system from rng sources

[Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>]

On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 03:51:48PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> When bringing a new RNG source online, it seems like it would make sense
> to use some of its bytes to make the system entropy pool more random,
> as done with all sorts of other devices that contain per-device or
> per-boot differences.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> ---
>  drivers/char/hw_random/core.c |    7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

fwiw,

Reviewed-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>

thx,

Jason.

> diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
> index a0f7724852eb..6e5bb68a708c 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
> @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
>  #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
>  #include <linux/delay.h>
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
> +#include <linux/random.h>
>  #include <asm/uaccess.h>
>  
>  
> @@ -305,6 +306,8 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
>  	int must_register_misc;
>  	int err = -EINVAL;
>  	struct hwrng *old_rng, *tmp;
> +	unsigned char bytes[16];
> +	int bytes_read;
>  
>  	if (rng->name == NULL ||
>  	    (rng->data_read == NULL && rng->read == NULL))
> @@ -348,6 +351,10 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
>  	}
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rng->list);
>  	list_add_tail(&rng->list, &rng_list);
> +
> +	bytes_read = rng_get_data(rng, bytes, sizeof(bytes), 1);
> +	if (bytes_read > 0)
> +		add_device_randomness(bytes, bytes_read);
>  out_unlock:
>  	mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
>  out:
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security
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