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diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 561082d46a82..bf5f99fc36f1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1664,6 +1664,21 @@ int wait_for_random_bytes(void)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_random_bytes);
/*
+ * Returns whether or not the urandom pool has been seeded and thus guaranteed
+ * to supply cryptographically secure random numbers. This applies to: the
+ * /dev/urandom device, the get_random_bytes function, and the get_random_{u32,
+ * ,u64,int,long} family of functions.
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the urandom pool has been seeded.
+ * false if the urandom pool has not been seeded.
+ */
+bool rng_is_initialized(void)
+{
+ return crng_ready();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rng_is_initialized);
+
+/*
* Add a callback function that will be invoked when the nonblocking
* pool is initialised.
*