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random: run random_int_secret_init() run after all late_initcalls

The some platforms (e.g., ARM) initializes their clocks as
late_initcalls for some unknown reason.  So make sure
random_int_secret_init() is run after all of the late_initcalls are
run.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Theodore Ts'o 11 years ago
parent
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3 changed files with 4 additions and 2 deletions
  1. 1 2
      drivers/char/random.c
  2. 1 0
      include/linux/random.h
  3. 2 0
      init/main.c

+ 1 - 2
drivers/char/random.c

@@ -1462,12 +1462,11 @@ struct ctl_table random_table[] = {
 
 static u32 random_int_secret[MD5_MESSAGE_BYTES / 4] ____cacheline_aligned;
 
-static int __init random_int_secret_init(void)
+int random_int_secret_init(void)
 {
 	get_random_bytes(random_int_secret, sizeof(random_int_secret));
 	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(random_int_secret_init);
 
 /*
  * Get a random word for internal kernel use only. Similar to urandom but

+ 1 - 0
include/linux/random.h

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq, int irq_flags);
 extern void get_random_bytes(void *buf, int nbytes);
 extern void get_random_bytes_arch(void *buf, int nbytes);
 void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid_out[16]);
+extern int random_int_secret_init(void);
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 extern const struct file_operations random_fops, urandom_fops;

+ 2 - 0
init/main.c

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/sched_clock.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/bugs.h>
@@ -778,6 +779,7 @@ static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
 	do_ctors();
 	usermodehelper_enable();
 	do_initcalls();
+	random_int_secret_init();
 }
 
 static void __init do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)