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SubjectRe: drivers/char/random.c line 728 BUG
Hi,

On Aug 29 12:48 PM, Andrew Morton wrote:
> yep, I would agree with all that.

Thanks for responding.

> How's this look?

Quick question off list... below

> - if (r == &input_pool &&
> - r->entropy_count >= random_read_wakeup_thresh) {
> + if (r == &input_pool && entropy_count >= random_read_wakeup_thresh) {
> wake_up_interruptible(&random_read_wait);
> kill_fasync(&fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
> }
> -
> + r->entropy_count = entropy_count;

Here you set the entropy_count in the pool *after* waking up the reader.
I was a little worried the reader would find the entropy_count unchanged
and go back to sleep.


Regards,
=a=

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Aaron Straus
aaron@merfinllc.com


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