Re: [PATCH RFC v3] random: implement getrandom() in vDSO

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Nov 08 2022 - 03:32:27 EST


On Fri, Sep 16 2022 at 13:59, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> ---
> MAINTAINERS | 2 +
> arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl | 1 +
> arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl | 1 +
> arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile | 3 +-
> arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso.lds.S | 2 +
> arch/x86/entry/vdso/vgetrandom.c | 16 ++++
> arch/x86/include/asm/vdso/getrandom.h | 37 ++++++++
> arch/x86/include/asm/vvar.h | 16 ++++
> drivers/char/random.c | 64 ++++++++++++++
> include/vdso/datapage.h | 6 ++
> lib/crypto/chacha.c | 4 +
> lib/vdso/getrandom.c | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> lib/vdso/getrandom.h | 25 ++++++
> 13 files changed, 293 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 arch/x86/entry/vdso/vgetrandom.c
> create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/vdso/getrandom.h
> create mode 100644 lib/vdso/getrandom.c
> create mode 100644 lib/vdso/getrandom.h

This is not how it works. Please split this apart into reviewable bits
and pieces:

1) Add the new syscall
2) Add the vdso infrastructure
3) Wire it up on x86

Thanks,

tglx