From: Jason A. Donenfeld Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 19:43:58 +0000 (+0200) Subject: random: fix sysctl documentation nits X-Git-Tag: v4.14.285~92 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=70e65f65f248961d573905a5cf6c88c5983681aa;p=thirdparty%2Fkernel%2Fstable.git random: fix sysctl documentation nits commit 069c4ea6871c18bd368f27756e0f91ffb524a788 upstream. A semicolon was missing, and the almost-alphabetical-but-not ordering was confusing, so regroup these by category instead. Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 9ccbc05ba8717..37b612a17c461 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -795,6 +795,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and unvarying after that; +* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can + thus be used to generate UUIDs at will); + * ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits; * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits; @@ -802,10 +805,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries: * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect - on any RNG behavior. - -* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can - thus be used to generate UUIDs at will); + on any RNG behavior; * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random``