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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 02/13] random: add get_random_{bytes,u32,u64,int,long,once}_wait family
On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 7:11 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 8:50 PM, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote:
>> These functions are simple convenience wrappers that call
>> wait_for_random_bytes before calling the respective get_random_*
>> function.
>
> It may be advantageous to add a timeout, too.

This was in v1, but was removed because of a lack of particular use
case in this context.

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