[PATCH 2/4] hw_random: start and stop in-kernel rngd in separate function

From: Dominik Brodowski
Date: Sun Feb 13 2022 - 15:50:39 EST


Extract the start/stop logic for the in-kernel rngd thread to
a separate function.

Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 6f09f4e5af20..29febf55b0d4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(default_quality,

static void drop_current_rng(void);
static int hwrng_init(struct hwrng *rng);
-static void start_khwrngd(void);
+static void hwrng_manage_rngd(void);

static inline int rng_get_data(struct hwrng *rng, u8 *buffer, size_t size,
int wait);
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ static int hwrng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
if (current_quality > 1024)
current_quality = 1024;

- if (current_quality == 0 && hwrng_fill)
- kthread_stop(hwrng_fill);
- if (current_quality > 0 && !hwrng_fill)
- start_khwrngd();
+ hwrng_manage_rngd();

return 0;
}
@@ -466,12 +463,19 @@ static int hwrng_fillfn(void *unused)
return 0;
}

-static void start_khwrngd(void)
+static void hwrng_manage_rngd(void)
{
- hwrng_fill = kthread_run(hwrng_fillfn, NULL, "hwrng");
- if (IS_ERR(hwrng_fill)) {
- pr_err("hwrng_fill thread creation failed\n");
- hwrng_fill = NULL;
+ if (WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&rng_mutex)))
+ return;
+
+ if (current_quality == 0 && hwrng_fill)
+ kthread_stop(hwrng_fill);
+ if (current_quality > 0 && !hwrng_fill) {
+ hwrng_fill = kthread_run(hwrng_fillfn, NULL, "hwrng");
+ if (IS_ERR(hwrng_fill)) {
+ pr_err("hwrng_fill thread creation failed\n");
+ hwrng_fill = NULL;
+ }
}
}

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2.35.1