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SubjectRe: [PATCH v5 1/5] random: Async and sync API for accessing nonblocking_pool
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Am Montag, 11. Mai 2015, 14:57:14 schrieb Herbert Xu:

Hi Herbert,
>
>There are two problems with this patch:
>
>1) The interface is way too complicated for a once off wait used
>only during boot. Really there is no need for cancellations.

I will remove that in the next installment. But that means that the DRBG
kernel module (or any other module) cannot be unloaded until the work
completes.
>
>2) There is potential for deadlock because you schedule a work that
>then sits around until the entropy is available. What if whatever
>is generating that entropy used the same work thread in future?
>
>So I suggest instead an interface that simply schedules a work
>when the entropy is available.

Are you suggesting to only leave get_blocking_random_bytes and have the caller
implementing the appropriate synchronous wait or async work?

Ciao
Stephan


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