Re: [PATCH 02/17] crypto: ansi_cprng - Eliminate ctx->last_rand_data

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> NACK
>
> The assumption that its not needed is incorrect.  In fips mode its explicitly
> needed to validate that the rng isn't reproducing identical random data.

Please take a second look.  The validation is still there; I fully
understand that and preserved that.  (Well, I broke it later getting
over-eager looking for places to put memzero_explicit, but already
sent a follow-on message about that.)

Only the *buffer* is unnecessary and was deleted.
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