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SubjectRe: [PATCH] crypto: Jitter RNG - use ktime_get_raw_ns as fallback
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Am Dienstag, 21. Juni 2016, 11:11:42 schrieb John Stultz:

Hi John,

> I don't see in the above an explanation of *why* you're using
> ktime_get_raw_ns() instead of ktime_get_ns().

Could you help me understand what the difference is or point me to some
documentation? I understood that we only talked about the _raw variant.
>
> Also the bit about time running backwards being ok is confusing since
> you're not using the "fast" accessor where that would be a risk.

Ok, if the running backwards hint is only applicable to the _fast variants, I
can certainly drop it.

Thanks
Stephan

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