Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

If anyone has the same compile pronlem, move the "random_nonce" definition up 10 lines to before the definition of extract_buf(). It compiles (and boots; I'm running it right now) for me as posted; I'm not sure what the difference is. Compiler version? I'm running gcc 5.2.1. -- To unsubscribe

Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

Hi George, [auto build test ERROR on v4.3-rc5 -- if it's inappropriate base, please suggest rules for selecting the more suitable base] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/George-Spelvin/Alternate-sclable-urandom-patchset/20151016-133627 config: x86_64-randconfig-x010-10130227

Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

Hi George, [auto build test ERROR on v4.3-rc5 -- if it's inappropriate base, please suggest rules for selecting the more suitable base] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/George-Spelvin/Alternate-sclable-urandom-patchset/20151016-133627 config: i386-randconfig-i1-201541 (attached

Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

Hi George, [auto build test ERROR on v4.3-rc5 -- if it's inappropriate base, please suggest rules for selecting the more suitable base] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/George-Spelvin/Alternate-sclable-urandom-patchset/20151016-133627 config: i386-randconfig-i1-201541 (attached

Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

Hi George, [auto build test ERROR on v4.3-rc5 -- if it's inappropriate base, please suggest rules for selecting the more suitable base] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/George-Spelvin/Alternate-sclable-urandom-patchset/20151016-133627 config: x86_64-randconfig-x010-10130227

Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

If anyone has the same compile pronlem, move the "random_nonce" definition up 10 lines to before the definition of extract_buf(). It compiles (and boots; I'm running it right now) for me as posted; I'm not sure what the difference is. Compiler version? I'm running gcc 5.2.1. -- To unsubscribe

[RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

Anti-backtracking is only required on read request boundaries, not on each few bytes of output. This reduces contention on the pool lock. Without mixback for each block of output, some other mechanism must guarantee the hash result will change each time the pool is hashed. This is provided by

[RFC PATCH 3/4] random: Only do mixback once per read

Anti-backtracking is only required on read request boundaries, not on each few bytes of output. This reduces contention on the pool lock. Without mixback for each block of output, some other mechanism must guarantee the hash result will change each time the pool is hashed. This is provided by