random: always fill buffer in get_random_bytes_wait
commit 25e3fca492035a2e1d4ac6e3b1edd9c1acd48897 upstream.
In the unfortunate event that a developer fails to check the return
value of get_random_bytes_wait, or simply wants to make a "best effort"
attempt, for whatever that's worth, it's much better to still fill the
buffer with _something_ rather than catastrophically failing in the case
of an interruption. This is both a defense in depth measure against
inevitable programming bugs, as well as a means of making the API a bit
more useful.
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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