From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To: Michael Brooks <m@sweetwater.ai>
Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
"Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>,
Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Jean-Philippe Aumasson <jeanphilippe.aumasson@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 16/43] random: use computational hash for entropy extraction
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:28:50 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YkNP4mNOxA6pBqyi@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAOnCY6TNVHLX06mvMZFnNwVx3yE20qnqeGY7fbTx4c2XbyVVEw@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 10:34:49AM -0700, Michael Brooks wrote:
> I agree with Ted, this patch is just to start the discussion on how
> we can safely remove these locks for the improvement of safety and
> security. Both boot and interrupt benchmarks stand to benefit from a
> patch like this, so it is worth a deep dive.
>
> Feedback welcome, I am always looking for ways I can be a better
> engineer, and a better hacker and a better person. And we are all here
> to make the very best kernel.
I think you're talking about a different patch than the one mentioned
in the subject line (which is upstream commit 6e8ec2552c7d, authored
by Jason)?
- Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-03-29 18:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 66+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-03-28 11:17 [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 01/43] LSM: general protection fault in legacy_parse_param Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 02/43] regulator: rpi-panel: Handle I2C errors/timing to the Atmel Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 03/43] crypto: hisilicon/qm - cleanup warning in qm_vf_read_qos Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 04/43] crypto: octeontx2 - CN10K CPT to RNM workaround Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 05/43] gcc-plugins/stackleak: Exactly match strings instead of prefixes Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 06/43] rcu: Kill rnp->ofl_seq and use only rcu_state.ofl_lock for exclusion Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 07/43] pinctrl: npcm: Fix broken references to chip->parent_device Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 08/43] rcu: Mark writes to the rcu_segcblist structure's ->flags field Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 09/43] block: throttle split bio in case of iops limit Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 10/43] memstick/mspro_block: fix handling of read-only devices Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 11/43] block/bfq_wf2q: correct weight to ioprio Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 12/43] crypto: xts - Add softdep on ecb Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 13/43] crypto: hisilicon/sec - not need to enable sm4 extra mode at HW V3 Sasha Levin
[not found] ` <20220328111828.1554086-1-sashal-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 14/43] block, bfq: don't move oom_bfqq Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:17 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 15/43] selinux: use correct type for context length Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 16/43] random: use computational hash for entropy extraction Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 18:08 ` Eric Biggers
2022-03-28 18:34 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-29 5:31 ` Jason A. Donenfeld
2022-04-05 22:10 ` Jason A. Donenfeld
2022-03-29 15:38 ` Theodore Ts'o
2022-03-29 17:34 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-29 18:28 ` Theodore Ts'o [this message]
[not found] ` <CAOnCY6RUN+CSwjsD6Vg-MDi7ERAj2kKLorMLGp1jE8dTZ+3cpQ@mail.gmail.com>
2022-03-28 19:33 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-30 16:08 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-30 16:49 ` David Laight
2022-03-30 17:10 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-30 18:33 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-30 19:01 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2022-03-30 19:08 ` Michael Brooks
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 17/43] random: remove batched entropy locking Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 18/43] random: absorb fast pool into input pool after fast load Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 19/43] powercap/dtpm_cpu: Reset per_cpu variable in the release function Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 20/43] random: round-robin registers as ulong, not u32 Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 21/43] arm64: module: remove (NOLOAD) from linker script Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 22/43] selinux: allow FIOCLEX and FIONCLEX with policy capability Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 23/43] loop: use sysfs_emit() in the sysfs xxx show() Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 24/43] Fix incorrect type in assignment of ipv6 port for audit Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 25/43] irqchip/qcom-pdc: Fix broken locking Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 26/43] irqchip/nvic: Release nvic_base upon failure Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 27/43] fs/binfmt_elf: Fix AT_PHDR for unusual ELF files Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 28/43] hwrng: cavium - fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 29/43] signal, x86: Delay calling signals in atomic on RT enabled kernels Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 14:31 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-03-28 16:35 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2022-03-31 16:59 ` Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 30/43] bfq: fix use-after-free in bfq_dispatch_request Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 31/43] ACPICA: Avoid walking the ACPI Namespace if it is not there Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 32/43] ACPI / x86: Add skip i2c clients quirk for Nextbook Ares 8 Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 33/43] ACPI / x86: Add skip i2c clients quirk for Lenovo Yoga Tablet 1050F/L Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 34/43] lib/raid6/test/Makefile: Use $(pound) instead of \# for Make 4.3 Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 35/43] Revert "Revert "block, bfq: honor already-setup queue merges"" Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 36/43] ACPI/APEI: Limit printable size of BERT table data Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 37/43] PM: core: keep irq flags in device_pm_check_callbacks() Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 38/43] parisc: Fix non-access data TLB cache flush faults Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 39/43] parisc: Fix handling off probe non-access faults Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 40/43] nvme-tcp: lockdep: annotate in-kernel sockets Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 41/43] spi: tegra20: Use of_device_get_match_data() Sasha Levin
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 42/43] Revert "ACPI: Pass the same capabilities to the _OSC regardless of the query flag" Sasha Levin
2022-07-07 21:30 ` Tom Crossland
2022-07-07 21:36 ` Limonciello, Mario
2022-07-08 9:22 ` Tom Crossland
2022-03-28 11:18 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.17 43/43] spi: fsi: Implement a timeout for polling status Sasha Levin
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