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Revert "efi: random: refresh non-volatile random seed when RNG is initialized"
authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:58:46 +0000 (10:58 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:58:46 +0000 (10:58 -0700)
commit69cbeb61ff9093a9155cb19a36d633033f71093a
tree1b8fb4ba6e7488dbafc6a70a01ef34fd3e94408d
parent2214170caabbff673935eb046a7edf4621213931
Revert "efi: random: refresh non-volatile random seed when RNG is initialized"

This reverts commit e7b813b32a42a3a6281a4fd9ae7700a0257c1d50 (and the
subsequent fix for it: 41a15855c1ee "efi: random: fix NULL-deref when
refreshing seed").

It turns otu to cause non-deterministic boot stalls on at least a HP
6730b laptop.

Reported-and-bisected-by: Sami Korkalainen <sami.korkalainen@proton.me>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/GQUnKz2al3yke5mB2i1kp3SzNHjK8vi6KJEh7rnLrOQ24OrlljeCyeWveLW9pICEmB9Qc8PKdNt3w1t_g3-Uvxq1l8Wj67PpoMeWDoH8PKk=@proton.me/
Cc: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Cc: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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