The patch titled Subject: net/netfilter: rename random32() to prandom_u32() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is net-netfilter-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: net/netfilter: rename random32() to prandom_u32() Use preferable function name which implies using a pseudo-random number generator. Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c~net-netfilter-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c~net-netfilter-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32 +++ a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void death_by_event(unsigned long if (nf_conntrack_event(IPCT_DESTROY, ct) < 0) { /* bad luck, let's retry again */ ecache->timeout.expires = jiffies + - (random32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout); + (prandom_u32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout); add_timer(&ecache->timeout); return; } @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void nf_ct_dying_timeout(struct nf_conn /* set a new timer to retry event delivery */ setup_timer(&ecache->timeout, death_by_event, (unsigned long)ct); ecache->timeout.expires = jiffies + - (random32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout); + (prandom_u32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout); add_timer(&ecache->timeout); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_dying_timeout); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch raid6test-use-prandom_bytes.patch uuid-use-prandom_bytes.patch x86-pageattr-test-remove-srandom32-call.patch x86-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch lib-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch mm-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch kernel-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch drbd-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch infiniband-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch mmc-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch video-uvesafb-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch xfs-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch uwb-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch lguest-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch scsi-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch drivers-net-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch net-sunrpc-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch net-sched-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch net-netfilter-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch net-core-rename-random32-to-prandom_u32.patch net-core-remove-duplicate-statements-by-do-while-loop.patch net-rename-random32-to-prandom.patch remove-unused-random32-and-srandom32.patch -- 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