Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] crypto: hw_random - Add new Exynos RNG driver

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Am Freitag, 24. März 2017, 19:26:04 CET schrieb Krzysztof Kozlowski:

Hi Krzysztof,

> +static unsigned int exynos_rng_copy_random(struct exynos_rng_dev *rng,
> +					   u8 *dst, unsigned int dlen)
> +{
> +	unsigned int cnt = 0;
> +	int i, j;
> +	u32 val;
> +
> +	for (j = 0; j < EXYNOS_RNG_SEED_REGS; j++) {
> +		val = exynos_rng_readl(rng, EXYNOS_RNG_OUT(j));
> +
> +		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
> +			dst[cnt] = val & 0xff;
> +			val >>= 8;
> +			if (++cnt >= dlen)
> +				return cnt;
> +		}
> +		rng->seed_save[j] = val;

Just to clarify: is this call right? Shouldn't that be removed? Any RNG that 
is given to a caller is tainted and should not serve as seed.
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Engine filled all output registers, so read the remaining registers
> +	 * for storing data as future seed.
> +	 */
> +	for (; j < EXYNOS_RNG_SEED_REGS; j++)
> +		rng->seed_save[j] = exynos_rng_readl(rng, EXYNOS_RNG_OUT(j));

With this call, I guess the questioned line above could go away, right?


Ciao
Stephan
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