[PATCH] hw_random: prevent too-small buffer sizes

From: Ian Molton
Date: Wed Dec 02 2009 - 07:51:36 EST


This patch prevents the hw_random core using too small of a buffer
on machines with small cacheline sizes.

Signed-off-by: Ian Molton <ian.molton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 5c2d13c..8b7d56a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static struct hwrng *current_rng;
static LIST_HEAD(rng_list);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(rng_mutex);
static int data_avail;
-static u8 rng_buffer[SMP_CACHE_BYTES] __cacheline_aligned;
+static u8 rng_buffer[SMP_CACHE_BYTES < 32 ? 32 : SMP_CACHE_BYTES]
+ __cacheline_aligned;

static inline int hwrng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
{
--
1.6.5

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