Re: [PATCH RFC v2 5/8] security/keys: ensure RNG is seeded before use

From	"Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH RFC v2 5/8] security/keys: ensure RNG is seeded before use
Date	2017-06-06 01:20 +0200
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On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 5:47 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote:
> -               get_random_bytes(&key->serial, sizeof(key->serial));
> +               ret = get_random_bytes_wait(&key->serial, sizeof(key->serial));

This actually isn't okay at bootup, but I've got a different change
for this section that will be in the v3.

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[PATCH RFC v2 5/8] security/keys: ensure RNG is seeded before use "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-05 05:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH RFC v2 5/8] security/keys: ensure RNG is seeded before use "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-06 01:20 +0200

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