patch-1.3.87 linux/drivers/char/random.c

• Lines: 44
• Date: Fri Apr 12 09:49:35 1996
• Orig file: v1.3.86/linux/drivers/char/random.c
• Orig date: Wed Jan 3 14:04:53 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.86/linux/drivers/char/random.c linux/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
  * and returns good random numbers, suitable for cryptographic use.
  * Besides the obvious cryptographic uses, these numbers are also good
  * for seeding TCP sequence numbers, and other places where it is
- * desireable to have numbers which are not only random, but hard to
+ * desirable to have numbers which are not only random, but hard to
  * predict by an attacker.
  *
  * Theory of operation
  * ===================
  * 
  * Computers are very predictable devices.  Hence it is extremely hard
- * to produce truely random numbers on a computer --- as opposed to
+ * to produce truly random numbers on a computer --- as opposed to
  * pseudo-random numbers, which can easily generated by using a
  * algorithm.  Unfortunately, it is very easy for attackers to guess
  * the sequence of pseudo-random number generators, and for some
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
  * random numbers; however, an attacker may (at least in theory) be
  * able to infer the future output of the generator from prior
  * outputs.  This requires successful cryptanalysis of MD5, which is
- * not believed to be feasible, but there is a remote possiblility.
+ * not believed to be feasible, but there is a remote possibility.
  * Nonetheless, these numbers should be useful for the vast majority
  * of purposes.
  * 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * If kamlloc returns null, we just won't use that entropy
+	 * If kmalloc returns null, we just won't use that entropy
 	 * source.
 	 */
 	state = kmalloc(sizeof(struct timer_rand_state), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * If kamlloc returns null, we just won't use that entropy
+	 * If kmalloc returns null, we just won't use that entropy
 	 * source.
 	 */
 	state = kmalloc(sizeof(struct timer_rand_state), mode);