This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
random: fix sysctl documentation nits
to the 5.18-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
random-fix-sysctl-documentation-nits.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.18 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From foo@baz Thu May 26 04:17:01 PM CEST 2022
From: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 21:43:58 +0200
Subject: random: fix sysctl documentation nits
From: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
commit 069c4ea6871c18bd368f27756e0f91ffb524a788 upstream.
A semicolon was missing, and the almost-alphabetical-but-not ordering
was confusing, so regroup these by category instead.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -994,6 +994,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following
* ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and
unvarying after that;
+* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
+ thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
+
* ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits;
* ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits;
@@ -1001,10 +1004,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following
* ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum
number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is
writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect
- on any RNG behavior.
-
-* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
- thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
+ on any RNG behavior;
* ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this
(as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random``
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from Jason@xxxxxxxxx are
queue-5.18/random-remove-ratelimiting-for-in-kernel-unseeded-randomness.patch
queue-5.18/random-fix-sysctl-documentation-nits.patch
queue-5.18/random-help-compiler-out-with-fast_mix-by-using-simpler-arguments.patch
queue-5.18/siphash-use-one-source-of-truth-for-siphash-permutations.patch
queue-5.18/um-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/random-order-timer-entropy-functions-below-interrupt-functions.patch
queue-5.18/random-unify-batched-entropy-implementations.patch
queue-5.18/random-make-consistent-use-of-buf-and-len.patch
queue-5.18/random-move-randomize_page-into-mm-where-it-belongs.patch
queue-5.18/random-use-first-128-bits-of-input-as-fast-init.patch
queue-5.18/random-use-proper-return-types-on-get_random_-int-long-_wait.patch
queue-5.18/s390-define-get_cycles-macro-for-arch-override.patch
queue-5.18/timekeeping-add-raw-clock-fallback-for-random_get_entropy.patch
queue-5.18/random-use-static-branch-for-crng_ready.patch
queue-5.18/arm-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/mips-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-just-c0-random.patch
queue-5.18/random-avoid-initializing-twice-in-credit-race.patch
queue-5.18/random-move-initialization-functions-out-of-hot-pages.patch
queue-5.18/random-do-not-pretend-to-handle-premature-next-security-model.patch
queue-5.18/random-do-not-use-batches-when-crng_ready.patch
queue-5.18/m68k-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/random-move-initialization-out-of-reseeding-hot-path.patch
queue-5.18/x86-tsc-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/random-credit-architectural-init-the-exact-amount.patch
queue-5.18/random-check-for-signals-after-page-of-pool-writes.patch
queue-5.18/random-remove-extern-from-functions-in-header.patch
queue-5.18/random-do-not-use-input-pool-from-hard-irqs.patch
queue-5.18/random-wire-up-fops-splice_-read-write-_iter.patch
queue-5.18/random-insist-on-random_get_entropy-existing-in-order-to-simplify.patch
queue-5.18/powerpc-define-get_cycles-macro-for-arch-override.patch
queue-5.18/parisc-define-get_cycles-macro-for-arch-override.patch
queue-5.18/sparc-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/nios2-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/init-call-time_init-before-rand_initialize.patch
queue-5.18/riscv-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/ia64-define-get_cycles-macro-for-arch-override.patch
queue-5.18/random-handle-latent-entropy-and-command-line-from-random_init.patch
queue-5.18/random-use-proper-jiffies-comparison-macro.patch
queue-5.18/alpha-define-get_cycles-macro-for-arch-override.patch
queue-5.18/random-convert-to-using-fops-read_iter.patch
queue-5.18/xtensa-use-fallback-for-random_get_entropy-instead-of-zero.patch
queue-5.18/random-use-symbolic-constants-for-crng_init-states.patch
queue-5.18/random-convert-to-using-fops-write_iter.patch
