Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:12:48 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: drivers/char/random.c line 728 BUG |
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On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:51:37 -0500 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> wrote:
> Here's a more expansive version: > > ___Avoid checking lock-protected entropy_count when lock isn't held. This > fixes a bug reported by and diagnosed by Aaron Straus. > > This fixes a regression introduced into 2.6.26 by > > commit adc782dae6c4c0f6fb679a48a544cfbcd79ae3dc > Author: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> > Date: Tue Apr 29 01:03:07 2008 -0700 > > random: simplify and rename credit_entropy_store
That regression already got fixed, and the fix is now in mainline and is queued for 2.6.26.x. So we would need a new rationale, please.
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