Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib: uuid: use RNG device if present

On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:41:16 +0100 matthias@kernel.org wrote: > @@ -249,9 +250,22 @@ void gen_rand_uuid(unsigned char *uuid_bin) > { > u32 ptr[4]; > struct uuid *uuid = (struct uuid *)ptr; > - int i; > - > - srand(get_ticks() + rand()); > + int i, ret; > + struct

[PATCH 1/2] lib: uuid: use RNG device if present

From: Matthias Brugger When calculating a random UUID we use a weak seed. Use a RNG device if present to increase entropy. Signed-off-by: Matthias Brugger --- lib/uuid.c | 20 +--- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/uuid.c b/lib/uuid.c index