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kernel: rekey chacha state on each randomread() invocation

we can encrypt the 256 bit chacha key on each invocation
making it hard to reconstruct previous outputs of the
generator given the current state (backtracking resiatance).

--- a/sys/src/9/port/random.c

+++ b/sys/src/9/port/random.c

@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@

 	if(hwrandbuf != nil)

 		(*hwrandbuf)(p, n);

-	/* copy chacha state and increment iv */

+	/* copy chacha state, rekey and increment iv */

 	qlock(rs);

 	c = *rs;

+	chacha_encrypt((uchar*)&rs->input[4], 32, &c);

 	if(++rs->input[13] == 0)

 		if(++rs->input[14] == 0)

 			++rs->input[15];

-- 

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