This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
random: use proper return types on get_random_{int,long}_wait()
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-use-proper-return-types-on-get_random_-int-long-_wait.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: Fri, 13 May 2022 12:32:23 +0200
Subject: random: use proper return types on get_random_{int,long}_wait()
From: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
commit 7c3a8a1db5e03d02cc0abb3357a84b8b326dfac3 upstream.
Before these were returning signed values, but the API is intended to be
used with unsigned values.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/random.h | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -90,18 +90,18 @@ static inline int get_random_bytes_wait(
return ret;
}
-#define declare_get_random_var_wait(var) \
- static inline int get_random_ ## var ## _wait(var *out) { \
+#define declare_get_random_var_wait(name, ret_type) \
+ static inline int get_random_ ## name ## _wait(ret_type *out) { \
int ret = wait_for_random_bytes(); \
if (unlikely(ret)) \
return ret; \
- *out = get_random_ ## var(); \
+ *out = get_random_ ## name(); \
return 0; \
}
-declare_get_random_var_wait(u32)
-declare_get_random_var_wait(u64)
-declare_get_random_var_wait(int)
-declare_get_random_var_wait(long)
+declare_get_random_var_wait(u32, u32)
+declare_get_random_var_wait(u64, u32)
+declare_get_random_var_wait(int, unsigned int)
+declare_get_random_var_wait(long, unsigned long)
#undef declare_get_random_var
/*
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
