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Re: [PATCH v4 10/13] net/neighbor: use get_random_u32 for 32-bit hash random

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  Re: [PATCH v4 10/13] net/neighbor: use get_random_u32 for 32-bit  hash random Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> - 2017-06-08 05:10 +0200

#1660701 — Re: [PATCH v4 10/13] net/neighbor: use get_random_u32 for 32-bit hash random

On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 07:48:01PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Using get_random_u32 here is faster, more fitting of the use case, and
> just as cryptographically secure. It also has the benefit of providing
> better randomness at early boot, which is when many of these structures
> are assigned.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
> Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

Applied to the random.git dev branch, thanks.

	       		      - Ted

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