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* [PATCH v3] ext2: 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: Jan Kara; +Cc: linux-ext4, 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>
---
 fs/ext2/super.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index 603f2641fe10..e4136490c883 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static int ext2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 		goto failed_mount2;
 	}
 	sbi->s_gdb_count = db_count;
-	get_random_bytes(&sbi->s_next_generation, sizeof(u32));
+	sbi->s_next_generation = get_random_u32();
 	spin_lock_init(&sbi->s_next_gen_lock);
 
 	/* per filesystem reservation list head & lock */
-- 
2.53.0


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