[PATCH v2] seedrng: import SeedRNG utility for kernel RNG seed files
Lauri Kasanen
cand at gmx.com
Tue Apr 5 05:10:37 UTC 2022
On Tue, 5 Apr 2022 01:23:38 +0200
"Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason at zx2c4.com> wrote:
> +//config:config SEEDRNG
> +//config: bool "seedrng (3.8 kb)"
> +//config: default y
> +//config: help
> +//config: Seed the kernel RNG from seed files, meant to be called
> +//config: once during startup, once during shutdown, and optionally
> +//config: at some periodic interval in between.
...
> +//usage:#define seedrng_trivial_usage
> +//usage: "[-d SEED_DIRECTORY] [-l LOCK_FILE] [-n]"
> +//usage:#define seedrng_full_usage "\n\n"
> +//usage: "Seed the kernel RNG from seed files."
> +//usage: "\n"
> +//usage: "\n -d, --seed-dir DIR Use seed files from specified directory (default: /var/lib/seedrng)"
> +//usage: "\n -l, --lock-file FILE Use file as exclusive lock (default: /var/run/seedrng.lock)"
> +//usage: "\n -n, --skip-credit Skip crediting seeds, even if creditable"
In these two places, please add an explanation what is
"crediting/creditable". The entire program fails to mention it now.
- Lauri
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