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by cyphar 2423 days ago
The problem is that the "right kernel API" (get_random_u32) will return whatever the hardware-provided RNG returns if it's available[1].

There is assembly in WireGuard for the crypto primitive implementations, but those are generated by scripts and are based on either formally-proven implementations or highly-vetted ones.

[1]: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.3.6/source/drivers/char/...