Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] virtio: rng: delay hwrng_register() till driver is ready

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Amit Shah <amit.shah@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On (Mon) 21 Jul 2014 [17:15:51], Amit Shah wrote:
>> Instead of calling hwrng_register() in the probe routing, call it in the
>> scan routine.  This ensures that when hwrng_register() is successful,
>> and it requests a few random bytes to seed the kernel's pool at init,
>> we're ready to service that request.
>> 
>> This will also enable us to remove the workaround added previously to
>> check whether probe was completed, and only then ask for data from the
>> host.  The revert follows in the next commit.
>> 
>> There's a slight behaviour change here on unsuccessful hwrng_register().
>> Previously, when hwrng_unregister() failed, the probe() routine would
>
> typo: should be hwrng_register().
>
> Please fix this up when picking up the patch.

Done.

All 4 patches applied!
Rusty.
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