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Re: [PATCH 3/3] vsprintf: Add use-early-random-bytes cmd line option

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Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 4:34 PM Tobin C. wrote: On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 4:34 PM Tobin C. I think with your fixes to get_random_bytes_arch(), it's perfectly fine to use on production kernels (and doesn't even need a kernel command line option).
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It was only with the "use weak crypto" (that get_random_bytes_arch() used to fall back on) that it was a problem. That fixed "verify that get_random_bytes_arch() really uses hw crypto" is certainly not weak crypto. get_random_bytes_arch() really uses hw crypto" is certainly not weak crypto.

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