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Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:32:04 +0000 (GMT)
From: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Subject: [PATCH 11/9] swapfile: let others seed random
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Remove the srandom32((u32)get_seconds()) from non-rotational swapon:
there's been a coincidental discussion of earlier randomization, assume
that goes ahead, let swapon be a client rather than stirring for itself.

Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
---
To follow 10/9

 mm/swapfile.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

--- swapfile10/mm/swapfile.c	2008-11-28 20:36:44.000000000 +0000
+++ swapfile11/mm/swapfile.c	2008-11-28 20:37:16.000000000 +0000
@@ -1842,7 +1842,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_swapon(const char __
 
 	if (blk_queue_nonrot(bdev_get_queue(p->bdev))) {
 		p->flags |= SWP_SOLIDSTATE;
-		srandom32((u32)get_seconds());
 		p->cluster_next = 1 + (random32() % p->highest_bit);
 	}
 	if (discard_swap(p) == 0)

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