Re: [PATCH 1/2] random: fix locking in crng_fast_load()

From: Eric Biggers
Date: Sun Feb 20 2022 - 21:33:07 EST


On Sat, Feb 05, 2022 at 11:34:57AM +0100, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> crng_init is protected by primary_crng->lock, so keep holding that lock
> when incrementing crng_init from 0 to 1 in crng_fast_load(). The call to
> pr_notice() can wait until the lock is released; this code path cannot
> be reached twice, as crng_fast_load() aborts early if crng_init > 0.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/char/random.c | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>

- Eric