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author | Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@gmail.com> | 2012-12-17 16:04:23 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-12-17 17:15:26 -0800 |
commit | 496f2f93b1cc286f5a4f4f9acdc1e5314978683f (patch) | |
tree | 464fa6bd115ad4e3bedc02a0b0796a9f9e055ccc /lib/random32.c | |
parent | 31279b1457f992f24eee8d45ddd647f5fce42cf6 (diff) | |
download | lwn-496f2f93b1cc286f5a4f4f9acdc1e5314978683f.tar.gz lwn-496f2f93b1cc286f5a4f4f9acdc1e5314978683f.zip |
random32: rename random32 to prandom
This renames all random32 functions to have 'prandom_' prefix as follows:
void prandom_seed(u32 seed); /* rename from srandom32() */
u32 prandom_u32(void); /* rename from random32() */
void prandom_seed_state(struct rnd_state *state, u64 seed);
/* rename from prandom32_seed() */
u32 prandom_u32_state(struct rnd_state *state);
/* rename from prandom32() */
The purpose of this renaming is to prevent some kernel developers from
assuming that prandom32() and random32() might imply that only
prandom32() was the one using a pseudo-random number generator by
prandom32's "p", and the result may be a very embarassing security
exposure. This concern was expressed by Theodore Ts'o.
And furthermore, I'm going to introduce new functions for getting the
requested number of pseudo-random bytes. If I continue to use both
prandom32 and random32 prefixes for these functions, the confusion
is getting worse.
As a result of this renaming, "prandom_" is the common prefix for
pseudo-random number library.
Currently, srandom32() and random32() are preserved because it is
difficult to rename too many users at once.
Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@gmail.com>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Cc: Robert Love <robert.w.love@intel.com>
Cc: Michel Lespinasse <walken@google.com>
Cc: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>
Cc: David Laight <david.laight@aculab.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/random32.c')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/random32.c | 48 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/lib/random32.c b/lib/random32.c index 938bde5876ac..d1830fade915 100644 --- a/lib/random32.c +++ b/lib/random32.c @@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rnd_state, net_rand_state); /** - * prandom32 - seeded pseudo-random number generator. + * prandom_u32_state - seeded pseudo-random number generator. * @state: pointer to state structure holding seeded state. * * This is used for pseudo-randomness with no outside seeding. - * For more random results, use random32(). + * For more random results, use prandom_u32(). */ -u32 prandom32(struct rnd_state *state) +u32 prandom_u32_state(struct rnd_state *state) { #define TAUSWORTHE(s,a,b,c,d) ((s&c)<<d) ^ (((s <<a) ^ s)>>b) @@ -58,32 +58,32 @@ u32 prandom32(struct rnd_state *state) return (state->s1 ^ state->s2 ^ state->s3); } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(prandom32); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(prandom_u32_state); /** - * random32 - pseudo random number generator + * prandom_u32 - pseudo random number generator * * A 32 bit pseudo-random number is generated using a fast * algorithm suitable for simulation. This algorithm is NOT * considered safe for cryptographic use. */ -u32 random32(void) +u32 prandom_u32(void) { unsigned long r; struct rnd_state *state = &get_cpu_var(net_rand_state); - r = prandom32(state); + r = prandom_u32_state(state); put_cpu_var(state); return r; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(random32); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(prandom_u32); /** - * srandom32 - add entropy to pseudo random number generator + * prandom_seed - add entropy to pseudo random number generator * @seed: seed value * - * Add some additional seeding to the random32() pool. + * Add some additional seeding to the prandom pool. */ -void srandom32(u32 entropy) +void prandom_seed(u32 entropy) { int i; /* @@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ void srandom32(u32 entropy) state->s1 = __seed(state->s1 ^ entropy, 1); } } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(srandom32); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(prandom_seed); /* * Generate some initially weak seeding values to allow - * to start the random32() engine. + * to start the prandom_u32() engine. */ -static int __init random32_init(void) +static int __init prandom_init(void) { int i; @@ -114,22 +114,22 @@ static int __init random32_init(void) state->s3 = __seed(LCG(state->s2), 15); /* "warm it up" */ - prandom32(state); - prandom32(state); - prandom32(state); - prandom32(state); - prandom32(state); - prandom32(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); } return 0; } -core_initcall(random32_init); +core_initcall(prandom_init); /* * Generate better values after random number generator * is fully initialized. */ -static int __init random32_reseed(void) +static int __init prandom_reseed(void) { int i; @@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ static int __init random32_reseed(void) state->s3 = __seed(seeds[2], 15); /* mix it in */ - prandom32(state); + prandom_u32_state(state); } return 0; } -late_initcall(random32_reseed); +late_initcall(prandom_reseed); |