kernel-hardening - Re: [PATCH v4 09/13] rhashtable: use get_random_u32 for hash

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Message-ID: <20170608024740.qjs2qctopbwgfnw5@thunk.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 22:47:40 -0400
From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Cc: Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>, Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 09/13] rhashtable: use get_random_u32 for hash_rnd

On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 07:48:00PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> This is much faster and just as secure. It also has the added benefit of
> probably returning better randomness at early-boot on systems with
> architectural RNGs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com>
> Cc: Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Thanks, applied to the random.git dev branch.

		       		  - Ted

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