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random: fix sysctl documentation nits

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commit 069c4ea687 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 <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Jason A. Donenfeld 2022-05-03 21:43:58 +02:00 committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman
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Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
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@ -1006,6 +1006,9 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries:
* ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and * ``boot_id``: a UUID generated the first time this is retrieved, and
unvarying after that; 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; * ``entropy_avail``: the pool's entropy count, in bits;
* ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits; * ``poolsize``: the entropy pool size, in bits;
@ -1013,10 +1016,7 @@ This is a directory, with the following entries:
* ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum * ``urandom_min_reseed_secs``: obsolete (used to determine the minimum
number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding). This file is
writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect writable for compatibility purposes, but writing to it has no effect
on any RNG behavior. on any RNG behavior;
* ``uuid``: a UUID generated every time this is retrieved (this can
thus be used to generate UUIDs at will);
* ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this * ``write_wakeup_threshold``: when the entropy count drops below this
(as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random`` (as a number of bits), processes waiting to write to ``/dev/random``