Re: [PATCH v4] hwrng: core - Stop/start hwrng_fillfn() kthread before/after suspend-resume

Herbert Xu <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:35:19 +1000
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-crypto,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
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On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 11:30:41AM +0200, Thomas Richard wrote:
>
> Oh yes, indeed Sashiko is right. PM notifiers are run before user space
> processes freezing.
> 
> What do you think if I lock the rng_mutex at the very beginning of
> suspend and release it at the end of resume?

Wouldn't this just cause a hang if said race occurred during
suspension?

Ideally, we want the sysfs store to either result in an error
due to the ongoing suspension, or at least fail silently without
affecting the suspension.

Thanks,
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