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[ Upstream commitd7bf7f3b81] add_latent_entropy() is called every time a process forks, in kernel_clone(). This in turn calls add_device_randomness() using the latent entropy global state. add_device_randomness() does two things: 2) Mixes into the input pool the latent entropy argument passed; and 1) Mixes in a cycle counter, a sort of measurement of when the event took place, the high precision bits of which are presumably difficult to predict. (2) is impossible without CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY=y. But (1) is always possible. However, currently CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY=n disables both (1) and (2), instead of just (2). This commit causes the CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY=n case to still do (1) by passing NULL (len 0) to add_device_randomness() when add_latent_ entropy() is called. Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> Cc: PaX Team <pageexec@freemail.hu> Cc: Emese Revfy <re.emese@gmail.com> Fixes:38addce8b6("gcc-plugins: Add latent_entropy plugin") Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
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https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.