mbox series

[v2,00/10] Improvements for random.h/archrandom.h

Message ID 20191106141308.30535-1-rth@twiddle.net
Headers show
Series Improvements for random.h/archrandom.h | expand

Message

Richard Henderson Nov. 6, 2019, 2:12 p.m. UTC
During patch review for an addition of archrandom.h for arm64, it was
suggeted that the arch_random_get_* functions should be marked __must_check.
Which does sound like a good idea, since the by-reference integer output
may be uninitialized when the boolean result is false.

In addition, it turns out that arch_has_random() and arch_has_random_seed()
are not used, and not easy to support for arm64.  Rather than cobble
something together that would not be testable, remove the interfaces
against some future accidental use.

In addition, I noticed a few other minor inconsistencies between the
different architectures, e.g. powerpc isn't using bool.

Change since v1:
  * Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed.


r~


Richard Henderson (10):
  x86: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed
  powerpc: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed
  s390: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed
  linux/random.h: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed
  linux/random.h: Use false with bool
  linux/random.h: Mark CONFIG_ARCH_RANDOM functions __must_check
  x86: Mark archrandom.h functions __must_check
  powerpc: Use bool in archrandom.h
  powerpc: Mark archrandom.h functions __must_check
  s390x: Mark archrandom.h functions __must_check

 arch/powerpc/include/asm/archrandom.h | 27 +++++++++-----------------
 arch/s390/include/asm/archrandom.h    | 20 ++++---------------
 arch/x86/include/asm/archrandom.h     | 28 ++++++++++++---------------
 include/linux/random.h                | 24 ++++++++---------------
 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)

-- 
2.17.1

Comments

Borislav Petkov Nov. 11, 2019, 5:20 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Nov 06, 2019 at 03:12:58PM +0100, Richard Henderson wrote:
> During patch review for an addition of archrandom.h for arm64, it was

> suggeted that the arch_random_get_* functions should be marked __must_check.

> Which does sound like a good idea, since the by-reference integer output

> may be uninitialized when the boolean result is false.

> 

> In addition, it turns out that arch_has_random() and arch_has_random_seed()

> are not used, and not easy to support for arm64.  Rather than cobble

> something together that would not be testable, remove the interfaces

> against some future accidental use.

> 

> In addition, I noticed a few other minor inconsistencies between the

> different architectures, e.g. powerpc isn't using bool.

> 

> Change since v1:

>   * Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed.

> 

> 

> r~

> 

> 

> Richard Henderson (10):

>   x86: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed

>   powerpc: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed

>   s390: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed

>   linux/random.h: Remove arch_has_random, arch_has_random_seed

>   linux/random.h: Use false with bool

>   linux/random.h: Mark CONFIG_ARCH_RANDOM functions __must_check

>   x86: Mark archrandom.h functions __must_check

>   powerpc: Use bool in archrandom.h

>   powerpc: Mark archrandom.h functions __must_check

>   s390x: Mark archrandom.h functions __must_check

> 

>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/archrandom.h | 27 +++++++++-----------------

>  arch/s390/include/asm/archrandom.h    | 20 ++++---------------

>  arch/x86/include/asm/archrandom.h     | 28 ++++++++++++---------------

>  include/linux/random.h                | 24 ++++++++---------------

>  4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)

> 

> -- 


They look good to me.

Is anyone going to take them or should I though the tip tree?

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette