+ ocfs2-use-get_random_u32-where-appropriate.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

+ ocfs2-use-get_random_u32-where-appropriate.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: ocfs2: use get_random_u32() where appropriate
has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     ocfs2-use-get_random_u32-where-appropriate.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/ocfs2-use-get_random_u32-where-appropriate.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-nonmm-unstable branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
Subject: ocfs2: use get_random_u32() where appropriate
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 16:47:20 +0100

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.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260405154720.4732-1-devnexen@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com
Acked-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Mark Fasheh <mark@fasheh.com>
Cc: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
Cc: Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi@oracle.com>
Cc: Changwei Ge <gechangwei@live.cn>
Cc: Jun Piao <piaojun@huawei.com>
Cc: Heming Zhao <heming.zhao@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 fs/ocfs2/super.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c~ocfs2-use-get_random_u32-where-appropriate
+++ a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ static int ocfs2_initialize_super(struct
 		osb->osb_cluster_stack[0] = '\0';
 	}
 
-	get_random_bytes(&osb->s_next_generation, sizeof(u32));
+	osb->s_next_generation = get_random_u32();
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from devnexen@gmail.com are

mm-hugetlb-restore-reservation-on-error-in-hugetlb_mfill_atomic_pte-resubmission-path.patch
mm-page_io-use-sio-len-for-pswpin-accounting-in-sio_read_complete.patch
ocfs2-use-get_random_u32-where-appropriate.patch