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Jason A. Donenfeld
d7bf7f3b81
add_latent_entropy() is called every time a process forks, in
kernel_clone(). This in turn calls add_device_randomness() using the
latent entropy global state. add_device_randomness() does two things:
2) Mixes into the input pool the latent entropy argument passed; and
1) Mixes in a cycle counter, a sort of measurement of when the event
took place, the high precision bits of which are presumably
difficult to predict.
(2) is impossible without CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY=y. But (1) is
always possible. However, currently CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY=n
disables both (1) and (2), instead of just (2).
This commit causes the CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY=n case to still
do (1) by passing NULL (len 0) to add_device_randomness() when add_latent_
entropy() is called.
Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
Cc: PaX Team <pageexec@freemail.hu>
Cc: Emese Revfy <re.emese@gmail.com>
Fixes: 38addce8b6 ("gcc-plugins: Add latent_entropy plugin")
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
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