Re: [PATCH 11/13] Core Resource Allocation

• To: Steve Wise <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/13] Core Resource Allocation
• From: Roland Dreier <[email protected]>
• Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:37:03 -0800
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 > I think we can use random32() or get_random_bytes().  I need to
 > re-review how this algorithm works.  Its randomizing the stag IDs so
 > they are not predictable.

I assume based on the algorithm you have now that they don't need to
be cryptographically unpredictable.  So random32() would probably be
the best thing to do (get_random_bytes() should be used sparingly,
since it depletes the kernel entropy pool).

 - R.
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