[PATCH v1 1/2] random: make add_hwgenerator_randomness() more flexible

[Sven van Ashbrook]

add_hwgenerator_randomness() currently blocks until more entropy
is needed. But, the required delay function will depend on the
the caller: e.g. freezable kthreads have their own freezable_XXX()
APIs; and delayed_work might prefer to use mod_delayed_work().

To accommodate these requirements, remove the blocking wait, and
let the function return the delay needed until more entropy is needed.

Signed-off-by: Sven van Ashbrook <svenva@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/char/hw_random/core.c |  7 +++++--
 drivers/char/random.c         | 13 ++++++-------
 include/linux/random.h        |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 16f227b995e8..3675122c6cce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ static int __init register_miscdev(void)
 static int hwrng_fillfn(void *unused)
 {
 	size_t entropy, entropy_credit = 0; /* in 1/1024 of a bit */
+	unsigned long delay;
 	long rc;
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
@@ -526,8 +527,10 @@ static int hwrng_fillfn(void *unused)
 			entropy_credit = entropy;
 
 		/* Outside lock, sure, but y'know: randomness. */
-		add_hwgenerator_randomness((void *)rng_fillbuf, rc,
-					   entropy >> 10);
+		delay = add_hwgenerator_randomness((void *)rng_fillbuf, rc,
+						   entropy >> 10);
+		if (delay > 0)
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(delay);
 	}
 	hwrng_fill = NULL;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 79d7d4e4e582..7b6c27065cf9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static void __cold _credit_init_bits(size_t bits)
  * the above entropy accumulation routines:
  *
  *	void add_device_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len);
- *	void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy);
+ *	unsigned long add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy);
  *	void add_bootloader_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len);
  *	void add_vmfork_randomness(const void *unique_vm_id, size_t len);
  *	void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq);
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ static void __cold _credit_init_bits(size_t bits)
  * available to them (particularly common in the embedded world).
  *
  * add_hwgenerator_randomness() is for true hardware RNGs, and will credit
- * entropy as specified by the caller. If the entropy pool is full it will
- * block until more entropy is needed.
+ * entropy as specified by the caller. Returns number time delay in jiffies
+ * until more entropy is needed.
  *
  * add_bootloader_randomness() is called by bootloader drivers, such as EFI
  * and device tree, and credits its input depending on whether or not the
@@ -857,10 +857,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_device_randomness);
 
 /*
  * Interface for in-kernel drivers of true hardware RNGs.
- * Those devices may produce endless random bits and will be throttled
+ * Those devices may produce endless random bits and should be throttled
  * when our pool is full.
  */
-void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy)
+unsigned long add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy)
 {
 	mix_pool_bytes(buf, len);
 	credit_init_bits(entropy);
@@ -869,8 +869,7 @@ void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy)
 	 * Throttle writing to once every CRNG_RESEED_INTERVAL, unless
 	 * we're not yet initialized.
 	 */
-	if (!kthread_should_stop() && crng_ready())
-		schedule_timeout_interruptible(CRNG_RESEED_INTERVAL);
+	return crng_ready() ? CRNG_RESEED_INTERVAL : 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_hwgenerator_randomness);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index 3fec206487f6..6608b0fb4402 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void __init add_bootloader_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len);
 void add_input_randomness(unsigned int type, unsigned int code,
 			  unsigned int value) __latent_entropy;
 void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq) __latent_entropy;
-void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy);
+unsigned long add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy);
 
 #if defined(LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
 static inline void add_latent_entropy(void)
-- 
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