Hi David, On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM David Carlier <[email protected]> wrote: > > Use the typed random integer helpers instead of > get_random_bytes() when filling a single integer variable. > The helpers return the value directly, require no pointer > or size argument, and better express intent. > > Skipped sites writing into __be16 fields (netdevsim) where > a direct assignment would trigger sparse endianness warnings.
I don't believe that endian swapping significantly affects the randomness of the data returned, so either: 1. Do something to silence sparse (casts?) 2. Live with the endian swap overhead if they're not in the hot path. Other than that, Reviewed-by: Julian Calaby <[email protected]> Thanks, -- Julian Calaby Email: [email protected] Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/ _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
