Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/8] get_random_bytes_wait family of APIs

From	"Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/8] get_random_bytes_wait family of APIs
Date	2017-06-06 14:30 +0200
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On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> If it's needed no matter what, can you make it the first patch in the
> series?  And does it need to go to any older kernels as well?

I believe it does belong in older kernels too. I'll work out precisely
which one those are and note it in the commit, which I'll order as the
first in the series and Cc to stable@. This is, of course, pending
Ted's review.

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[PATCH RFC v2 0/8] get_random_bytes_wait family of APIs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-05 05:50 +0200
  [PATCH RFC v2 1/8] random: add synchronous API for the urandom pool "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-05 05:50 +0200
  [PATCH RFC v2 8/8] ceph: ensure RNG is seeded before using "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-05 06:00 +0200
  [PATCH RFC v2 2/8] random: add get_random_{bytes,u32,u64,int,long,once}_wait family "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-05 06:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/8] get_random_bytes_wait family of APIs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-06 01:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/8] get_random_bytes_wait family of APIs Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-06-06 09:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/8] get_random_bytes_wait family of APIs "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com> - 2017-06-06 14:30 +0200

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