Re: [PATCH v4 09/13] rhashtable: use get_random_u32 for hash_rnd

From	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v4 09/13] rhashtable: use get_random_u32 for hash_rnd
Date	2017-06-08 04:50 +0200
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On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 07:48:00PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> This is much faster and just as secure. It also has the added benefit of
> probably returning better randomness at early-boot on systems with
> architectural RNGs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
> Cc: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

Thanks, applied to the random.git dev branch.

		       		  - Ted

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Re: [PATCH v4 09/13] rhashtable: use get_random_u32 for hash_rnd Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> - 2017-06-08 04:50 +0200

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