Ever since "random: kill dead extract_state struct" [1], the dont_count_entropy member of struct timer_rand_state has been effectively unused. Since it hasn't found a new use in 12 years, it's probably safe to finally kill it.
[1] Pre-git, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git/commit/?id=c1c48e61c251f57e7a3f1bf11b3c462b2de9dcb5 Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <li...@rasmusvillemoes.dk> --- drivers/char/random.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c index 8ad92707e45f..cc42392c74dc 100644 --- a/drivers/char/random.c +++ b/drivers/char/random.c @@ -964,7 +964,6 @@ static ssize_t extract_crng_user(void __user *buf, size_t nbytes) struct timer_rand_state { cycles_t last_time; long last_delta, last_delta2; - unsigned dont_count_entropy:1; }; #define INIT_TIMER_RAND_STATE { INITIAL_JIFFIES, }; @@ -1030,35 +1029,33 @@ static void add_timer_randomness(struct timer_rand_state *state, unsigned num) * We take into account the first, second and third-order deltas * in order to make our estimate. */ + delta = sample.jiffies - state->last_time; + state->last_time = sample.jiffies; + + delta2 = delta - state->last_delta; + state->last_delta = delta; + + delta3 = delta2 - state->last_delta2; + state->last_delta2 = delta2; + + if (delta < 0) + delta = -delta; + if (delta2 < 0) + delta2 = -delta2; + if (delta3 < 0) + delta3 = -delta3; + if (delta > delta2) + delta = delta2; + if (delta > delta3) + delta = delta3; - if (!state->dont_count_entropy) { - delta = sample.jiffies - state->last_time; - state->last_time = sample.jiffies; - - delta2 = delta - state->last_delta; - state->last_delta = delta; - - delta3 = delta2 - state->last_delta2; - state->last_delta2 = delta2; - - if (delta < 0) - delta = -delta; - if (delta2 < 0) - delta2 = -delta2; - if (delta3 < 0) - delta3 = -delta3; - if (delta > delta2) - delta = delta2; - if (delta > delta3) - delta = delta3; + /* + * delta is now minimum absolute delta. + * Round down by 1 bit on general principles, + * and limit entropy entimate to 12 bits. + */ + credit_entropy_bits(r, min_t(int, fls(delta>>1), 11)); - /* - * delta is now minimum absolute delta. - * Round down by 1 bit on general principles, - * and limit entropy entimate to 12 bits. - */ - credit_entropy_bits(r, min_t(int, fls(delta>>1), 11)); - } preempt_enable(); } -- 2.11.0
