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    random: always mix cycle counter in add_latent_entropy() · 38c5d24d
    Jason A. Donenfeld 提交于
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    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: 38addce8 ("gcc-plugins: Add latent_entropy plugin")
    Signed-off-by: NJason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
    Signed-off-by: NSasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
    38c5d24d
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