[PATCH v2] arc4random: simplify design for better safety

[Jason A. Donenfeld]

Hi Eric,

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 04:59:17PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> This looks good to me.
> 
> There are still a few bits that need to be removed/updated.  With a quick grep,
> I found:
> 
> sysdeps/generic/tls-internal-struct.h:  struct arc4random_state_t *rand_state;
> 
> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tls-internal.h:/* Reset the arc4random TCB state on fork.  *
> 
> NEWS: ... The functions use a pseudo-random number generator along with
> NEWS: entropy from the kernel.
> 
> 
> Also, the documentation in manual/math.texi should say that the randomness is
> cryptographically secure.

Thanks for the notes. I'll clean that all up in v3.

Jason