Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] m68k: generate new RNG seed on reboot

From: Jason A. Donenfeld
Date: Mon Sep 26 2022 - 10:48:35 EST


Hi Geert,

On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 1:38 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Rather than rebooting into a system with no entropy, regenerate the RNG
> seed before rebooting, so that the new system has a fresh seed.
>
> Fixes: a1ee38ab1a75 ("m68k: virt: Use RNG seed from bootinfo block")
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>

Laurent made a compelling case *against* this approach. So feel free
to drop this 3/3 patch. However, 1/3 and 2/3 should still be
committed.

Thanks,
Jason