Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759793AbWLDXQX (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:16:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1759849AbWLDXQX (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:16:23 -0500 Received: from saraswathi.solana.com ([198.99.130.12]:47871 "EHLO saraswathi.solana.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759830AbWLDXQW (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:16:22 -0500 Message-Id: <200612042312.kB4NCNiN024571@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.0.4 To: akpm@osdl.org cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [PATCH 4/4] UML - Use get_random_bytes after random pool is seeded Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:12:23 -0500 From: Jeff Dike Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3626 Lines: 84 When the UML network driver generates random MACs for its devices, it was possible for a number of UMLs to get the same MACs because the ethernet initialization was done before the random pool was properly seeded. This patch moves the initialization later so that it gets better randomness. Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c 2006-11-24 14:29:57.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ static int register_daemon(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_daemon); +late_initcall(register_daemon); Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c 2006-11-24 14:29:57.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -127,4 +127,4 @@ static int register_mcast(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_mcast); +late_initcall(register_mcast); Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c 2006-11-24 14:29:57.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ static int register_pcap(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_pcap); +late_initcall(register_pcap); Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c 2006-11-27 18:55:16.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ static int register_slip(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_slip); +late_initcall(register_slip); Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c 2006-11-27 18:55:16.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ static int register_slirp(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_slirp); +late_initcall(register_slirp); Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c 2006-11-27 18:55:16.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ static int register_ethertap(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_ethertap); +late_initcall(register_ethertap); Index: linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18-mm.orig/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c 2006-11-27 18:55:16.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18-mm/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c 2006-12-04 12:08:52.000000000 -0500 @@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ static int register_tuntap(void) return 0; } -__initcall(register_tuntap); +late_initcall(register_tuntap); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/