random: Use arch_get_random_seed*() at init time and once a second
authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:36:28 +0000 (16:36 -0700)
committerTheodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:22:06 +0000 (22:22 -0400)
Use arch_get_random_seed*() in two places in the Linux random
driver (drivers/char/random.c):

1. During entropy pool initialization, use RDSEED in favor of RDRAND,
   with a fallback to the latter.  Entropy exhaustion is unlikely to
   happen there on physical hardware as the machine is single-threaded
   at that point, but could happen in a virtual machine.  In that
   case, the fallback to RDRAND will still provide more than adequate
   entropy pool initialization.

2. Once a second, issue RDSEED and, if successful, feed it to the
   entropy pool.  To ensure an extra layer of security, only credit
   half the entropy just in case.

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
drivers/char/random.c

index d07575c..a4bea77 100644 (file)
@@ -844,6 +844,8 @@ void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq, int irq_flags)
        cycles_t                cycles = random_get_entropy();
        __u32                   input[4], c_high, j_high;
        __u64                   ip;
+       unsigned long           seed;
+       int                     credit;
 
        c_high = (sizeof(cycles) > 4) ? cycles >> 32 : 0;
        j_high = (sizeof(now) > 4) ? now >> 32 : 0;
@@ -862,20 +864,33 @@ void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq, int irq_flags)
 
        r = nonblocking_pool.initialized ? &input_pool : &nonblocking_pool;
        __mix_pool_bytes(r, &fast_pool->pool, sizeof(fast_pool->pool), NULL);
+
        /*
         * If we don't have a valid cycle counter, and we see
         * back-to-back timer interrupts, then skip giving credit for
-        * any entropy.
+        * any entropy, otherwise credit 1 bit.
         */
+       credit = 1;
        if (cycles == 0) {
                if (irq_flags & __IRQF_TIMER) {
                        if (fast_pool->last_timer_intr)
-                               return;
+                               credit = 0;
                        fast_pool->last_timer_intr = 1;
                } else
                        fast_pool->last_timer_intr = 0;
        }
-       credit_entropy_bits(r, 1);
+
+       /*
+        * If we have architectural seed generator, produce a seed and
+        * add it to the pool.  For the sake of paranoia count it as
+        * 50% entropic.
+        */
+       if (arch_get_random_seed_long(&seed)) {
+               __mix_pool_bytes(r, &seed, sizeof(seed), NULL);
+               credit += sizeof(seed) * 4;
+       }
+
+       credit_entropy_bits(r, credit);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
@@ -1235,7 +1250,8 @@ static void init_std_data(struct entropy_store *r)
        r->last_pulled = jiffies;
        mix_pool_bytes(r, &now, sizeof(now), NULL);
        for (i = r->poolinfo->poolbytes; i > 0; i -= sizeof(rv)) {
-               if (!arch_get_random_long(&rv))
+               if (!arch_get_random_seed_long(&rv) &&
+                   !arch_get_random_long(&rv))
                        rv = random_get_entropy();
                mix_pool_bytes(r, &rv, sizeof(rv), NULL);
        }