The patch titled
random: improve variable naming, clear extract buffer
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random-improve-variable-naming-clear-extract-buffer.patch
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Subject: random: improve variable naming, clear extract buffer
From: Matt Mackall <mpm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- split the SHA variables apart into hash and workspace
- rename data to extract
- wipe extract and workspace after hashing
Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall <mpm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/random.c | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/char/random.c~random-improve-variable-naming-clear-extract-buffer drivers/char/random.c
--- a/drivers/char/random.c~random-improve-variable-naming-clear-extract-buffer
+++ a/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -766,9 +766,9 @@ static size_t account(struct entropy_sto
static void extract_buf(struct entropy_store *r, __u8 *out)
{
int i;
- __u32 data[16], buf[5 + SHA_WORKSPACE_WORDS];
+ __u32 extract[16], hash[5], workspace[SHA_WORKSPACE_WORDS];
- sha_init(buf);
+ sha_init(hash);
/*
* As we hash the pool, we mix intermediate values of
* the hash back into the pool. This eliminates
@@ -779,9 +779,9 @@ static void extract_buf(struct entropy_s
*/
for (i = 0; i < r->poolinfo->poolwords; i += 16) {
/* hash blocks of 16 words = 512 bits */
- sha_transform(buf, (__u8 *)(r->pool + i), buf + 5);
+ sha_transform(hash, (__u8 *)(r->pool + i), workspace);
/* feed back portion of the resulting hash */
- add_entropy_words(r, &buf[i % 5], 1);
+ add_entropy_words(r, &hash[i % 5], 1);
}
/*
@@ -789,19 +789,21 @@ static void extract_buf(struct entropy_s
* portion of the pool while mixing, and hash one
* final time.
*/
- __add_entropy_words(r, &buf[i % 5], 1, data);
- sha_transform(buf, (__u8 *)data, buf + 5);
+ __add_entropy_words(r, &hash[i % 5], 1, extract);
+ sha_transform(hash, (__u8 *)extract, workspace);
+ memset(extract, 0, sizeof(extract));
+ memset(workspace, 0, sizeof(workspace));
/*
* In case the hash function has some recognizable
* output pattern, we fold it in half.
*/
- buf[0] ^= buf[3];
- buf[1] ^= buf[4];
- buf[2] ^= rol32(buf[2], 16);
- memcpy(out, buf, EXTRACT_SIZE);
- memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+ hash[0] ^= hash[3];
+ hash[1] ^= hash[4];
+ hash[2] ^= rol32(hash[2], 16);
+ memcpy(out, hash, EXTRACT_SIZE);
+ memset(hash, 0, sizeof(hash));
}
static ssize_t extract_entropy(struct entropy_store *r, void *buf,
_
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maps4-add-proc-pid-pagemap-interface.patch
maps4-add-proc-pid-pagemap-interface-fix.patch
maps4-add-proc-kpagecount-interface.patch
maps4-add-proc-kpagecount-interface-fix.patch
maps4-add-proc-kpageflags-interface.patch
maps4-add-proc-kpageflags-interface-fix.patch
maps4-add-proc-kpageflags-interface-fix-2.patch
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random-consolidate-wakeup-logic.patch
random-use-unlocked_ioctl.patch
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random-improve-variable-naming-clear-extract-buffer.patch
random-make-backtracking-attacks-harder.patch
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