Re: [PATCH RESEND] random: fix the RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl

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On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 11:28:18AM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl reseeds the primary_crng from itself, which
> doesn't make sense.  Reseed it from the input_pool instead.
> 
> Fixes: d848e5f8e1eb ("random: add new ioctl RNDRESEEDCRNG")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> Andrew, please consider taking this patch since the maintainer has been
> ignoring it for 4 months
> (https://lkml.kernel.org/lkml/20200916041908.66649-1-ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u).

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