Thread (4 messages) 4 messages, 4 authors, 2007-03-28

Re: [PATCH] NET : secure sequence number functions can use nsec resolution instead of usec

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2007-03-28 21:22:54

From: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:31:56 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Eric Dumazet wrote:
quoted
Hello David

We could use the nanosec resolution for various functions defined in drivers/char/random.c
(secure_tcpv6_sequence_number(), secure_tcp_sequence_number(), secure_dccp_sequence_number())

I am not sure if it's a netdev related patch or core kernel, so I have CC Andrew.

Thank you

[PATCH] NET : random functions can use nsec resolution instead of usec

In order to get more randomness for secure_tcpv6_sequence_number(), secure_tcp_sequence_number(), secure_dccp_sequence_number() functions, we can use the high resolution time services, providing nanosec resolution.

I've also done two kmalloc()/kzalloc() conversions.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <redacted>
Looks good to me.

Acked-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
To me too, patch applied, thanks everyone.
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