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authorRasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>2018-03-01 02:22:47 +0300
committerTheodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>2018-03-01 03:03:19 +0300
commit5e747dd9be54be190dd6ebeebf4a4a01ba765625 (patch)
tree43d66c53cb93bd12976d8059653eb74ff7bebb11 /drivers/char/random.c
parente8e8a2e47db6bb85bb0cb21e77b5c6aaedf864b4 (diff)
downloadlinux-5e747dd9be54be190dd6ebeebf4a4a01ba765625.tar.xz
drivers/char/random.c: remove unused dont_count_entropy
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 <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char/random.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/random.c53
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index ee0c0d18f1eb..e027e7fa1472 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();
}