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2012 Oct 29
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Re: [PATCH 2/9] uuid: use random32_get_bytes()
...well, non-unique UUID''s, the results can range anywhere from
confusion, to file system corruption and data loss.
Fortunately, there is only one user of lib/uuid.c, and that''s the
btrfs file system.
Chris and the Btrfs folks --- my recommendation would be to ditch the
use of uuid_be_gen, "git rm lib/uuid.c" with extreme prejudice, and
use generate_random_uuid() which was coded over a decade ago in
drivers/char/random.c. Not only does this properly use the kernel
random number generator, but it also creates a UUID with the correct
format. (It''s not enough to se...