From: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: random: remove unused randomize_range() All call sites for randomize_range have been updated to use the much simpler and more robust randomize_addr(). Remove the now unnecessary code. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160803233913.32511-8-jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/random.c | 19 ------------------- include/linux/random.h | 1 - 2 files changed, 20 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/char/random.c~random-remove-unused-randomize_range drivers/char/random.c --- a/drivers/char/random.c~random-remove-unused-randomize_range +++ a/drivers/char/random.c @@ -2100,25 +2100,6 @@ unsigned long get_random_long(void) } EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_random_long); -/* - * randomize_range() returns a start address such that - * - * [...... <range> .....] - * start end - * - * a <range> with size "len" starting at the return value is inside in the - * area defined by [start, end], but is otherwise randomized. - */ -unsigned long -randomize_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, unsigned long len) -{ - unsigned long range = end - len - start; - - if (end <= start + len) - return 0; - return PAGE_ALIGN(get_random_int() % range + start); -} - /** * randomize_page - Generate a random, page aligned address * @start: The smallest acceptable address the caller will take. diff -puN include/linux/random.h~random-remove-unused-randomize_range include/linux/random.h --- a/include/linux/random.h~random-remove-unused-randomize_range +++ a/include/linux/random.h @@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ extern const struct file_operations rand unsigned int get_random_int(void); unsigned long get_random_long(void); -unsigned long randomize_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, unsigned long len); unsigned long randomize_page(unsigned long start, unsigned long range); u32 prandom_u32(void); _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html