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* [PATCH v3] dm vdo: use get_random_u32() where appropriate
@ 2026-04-05 15:47 David Carlier
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From: David Carlier @ 2026-04-05 15:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Matthew Sakai; +Cc: dm-devel, linux-kernel, David Carlier

Use the typed random integer helpers instead of
get_random_bytes() when filling a single integer variable.
The helpers return the value directly, require no pointer
or size argument, and better express intent.

Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/md/dm-vdo/indexer/index-layout.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-vdo/indexer/index-layout.c b/drivers/md/dm-vdo/indexer/index-layout.c
index 61edf2b72427..8707930c9910 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-vdo/indexer/index-layout.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-vdo/indexer/index-layout.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void create_unique_nonce_data(u8 *buffer)
 	u32 rand;
 	size_t offset = 0;
 
-	get_random_bytes(&rand, sizeof(u32));
+	rand = get_random_u32();
 	memcpy(buffer + offset, &now, sizeof(now));
 	offset += sizeof(now);
 	memcpy(buffer + offset, &rand, sizeof(rand));
-- 
2.53.0


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