Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] random: Blocking API for accessing nonblocking_pool

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 09:35:15AM +0200, Stephan Mueller wrote:

Thank you for the hints. I will follow your guidance.

Just for my edification: why is this (rather complex sounding) approach 
preferred over a simple cancel API? Other async APIs (e.g. the AIO syscalls 
with io_cancel) have such cancel operations.

Such cancel function would be as simple as:

You're right.  The cancel function is indeed simpler.  I can
certainly live with that.

Thanks,
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