The some platforms (e.g., ARM) initializes their clocks as late_initcalls for some unknown reason. So make sure random_int_secret_init() is run all of the late_initcalls are run. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/random.c | 3 +-- include/linux/random.h | 1 + init/main.c | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c index 0d91fe5..92e6c67 100644 --- a/drivers/char/random.c +++ b/drivers/char/random.c @@ -1462,12 +1462,11 @@ struct ctl_table random_table[] = { static u32 random_int_secret[MD5_MESSAGE_BYTES / 4] ____cacheline_aligned; -static int __init random_int_secret_init(void) +int random_int_secret_init(void) { get_random_bytes(random_int_secret, sizeof(random_int_secret)); return 0; } -late_initcall(random_int_secret_init); /* * Get a random word for internal kernel use only. Similar to urandom but diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h index 3b9377d..6312dd9 100644 --- a/include/linux/random.h +++ b/include/linux/random.h @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq, int irq_flags); extern void get_random_bytes(void *buf, int nbytes); extern void get_random_bytes_arch(void *buf, int nbytes); void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid_out[16]); +extern int random_int_secret_init(void); #ifndef MODULE extern const struct file_operations random_fops, urandom_fops; diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c index d03d2ec..586cd33 100644 --- a/init/main.c +++ b/init/main.c @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ #include <linux/blkdev.h> #include <linux/elevator.h> #include <linux/sched_clock.h> +#include <linux/random.h> #include <asm/io.h> #include <asm/bugs.h> @@ -778,6 +779,7 @@ static void __init do_basic_setup(void) do_ctors(); usermodehelper_enable(); do_initcalls(); + random_int_secret_init(); } static void __init do_pre_smp_initcalls(void) -- 1.7.12.rc0.22.gcdd159b -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html