[PATCH, RFC 01/12] random: run random_int_secret_init() run after all late_initcalls

[Theodore Ts'o]

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 all of the late_initcalls are run.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/char/random.c  | 3 +--
 include/linux/random.h | 1 +
 init/main.c            | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 0d91fe5..92e6c67 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/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
diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index 3b9377d..6312dd9 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/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;
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index d03d2ec..586cd33 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/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)
-- 
1.7.12.rc0.22.gcdd159b

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