diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 47ac7cd20fb1..e247c45b2772 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ struct entropy_store {
 	unsigned short add_ptr;
 	unsigned short input_rotate;
 	int entropy_count;
-	int entropy_total;
 	unsigned int initialized:1;
 	unsigned int last_data_init:1;
 	__u8 last_data[EXTRACT_SIZE];
@@ -643,7 +642,7 @@ static void process_random_ready_list(void)
  */
 static void credit_entropy_bits(struct entropy_store *r, int nbits)
 {
-	int entropy_count, orig;
+	int entropy_count, orig, has_initialized = 0;
 	const int pool_size = r->poolinfo->poolfracbits;
 	int nfrac = nbits << ENTROPY_SHIFT;
 
@@ -698,23 +697,25 @@ static void credit_entropy_bits(struct entropy_store *r, int nbits)
 		entropy_count = 0;
 	} else if (entropy_count > pool_size)
 		entropy_count = pool_size;
+	if ((r == &blocking_pool) && !r->initialized &&
+	    (entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT) > 128)
+		has_initialized = 1;
 	if (cmpxchg(&r->entropy_count, orig, entropy_count) != orig)
 		goto retry;
 
-	r->entropy_total += nbits;
-	if (!r->initialized && r->entropy_total > 128) {
+	if (has_initialized)
 		r->initialized = 1;
-		r->entropy_total = 0;
-	}
 
 	trace_credit_entropy_bits(r->name, nbits,
-				  entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT,
-				  r->entropy_total, _RET_IP_);
+				  entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT, _RET_IP_);
 
 	if (r == &input_pool) {
 		int entropy_bits = entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT;
+		struct entropy_store *other = &blocking_pool;
 
-		if (crng_init < 2 && entropy_bits >= 128) {
+		if (crng_init < 2) {
+			if (entropy_bits < 128)
+				return;
 			crng_reseed(&primary_crng, r);
 			entropy_bits = r->entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT;
 		}
@@ -725,20 +726,14 @@ static void credit_entropy_bits(struct entropy_store *r, int nbits)
 			wake_up_interruptible(&random_read_wait);
 			kill_fasync(&fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 		}
-		/* If the input pool is getting full, send some
-		 * entropy to the blocking pool until it is 75% full.
+		/* If the input pool is getting full, and the blocking
+		 * pool has room, send some entropy to the blocking
+		 * pool.
 		 */
-		if (entropy_bits > random_write_wakeup_bits &&
-		    r->initialized &&
-		    r->entropy_total >= 2*random_read_wakeup_bits) {
-			struct entropy_store *other = &blocking_pool;
-
-			if (other->entropy_count <=
-			    3 * other->poolinfo->poolfracbits / 4) {
-				schedule_work(&other->push_work);
-				r->entropy_total = 0;
-			}
-		}
+		if (!work_pending(&other->push_work) &&
+		    (ENTROPY_BITS(r) > 6 * r->poolinfo->poolbytes) &&
+		    (ENTROPY_BITS(other) <= 6 * other->poolinfo->poolbytes))
+			schedule_work(&other->push_work);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1553,6 +1548,11 @@ static ssize_t extract_entropy_user(struct entropy_store *r, void __user *buf,
 	int large_request = (nbytes > 256);
 
 	trace_extract_entropy_user(r->name, nbytes, ENTROPY_BITS(r), _RET_IP_);
+	if (!r->initialized && r->pull) {
+		xfer_secondary_pool(r, ENTROPY_BITS(r->pull)/8);
+		if (!r->initialized)
+			return 0;
+	}
 	xfer_secondary_pool(r, nbytes);
 	nbytes = account(r, nbytes, 0, 0);
 
diff --git a/include/trace/events/random.h b/include/trace/events/random.h
index 0560dfc33f1c..32c10a515e2d 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/random.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/random.h
@@ -62,15 +62,14 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(random__mix_pool_bytes, mix_pool_bytes_nolock,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(credit_entropy_bits,
 	TP_PROTO(const char *pool_name, int bits, int entropy_count,
-		 int entropy_total, unsigned long IP),
+		 unsigned long IP),
 
-	TP_ARGS(pool_name, bits, entropy_count, entropy_total, IP),
+	TP_ARGS(pool_name, bits, entropy_count, IP),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field( const char *,	pool_name		)
 		__field(	  int,	bits			)
 		__field(	  int,	entropy_count		)
-		__field(	  int,	entropy_total		)
 		__field(unsigned long,	IP			)
 	),
 
@@ -78,14 +77,12 @@ TRACE_EVENT(credit_entropy_bits,
 		__entry->pool_name	= pool_name;
 		__entry->bits		= bits;
 		__entry->entropy_count	= entropy_count;
-		__entry->entropy_total	= entropy_total;
 		__entry->IP		= IP;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("%s pool: bits %d entropy_count %d entropy_total %d "
-		  "caller %pS", __entry->pool_name, __entry->bits,
-		  __entry->entropy_count, __entry->entropy_total,
-		  (void *)__entry->IP)
+	TP_printk("%s pool: bits %d entropy_count %d caller %pS",
+		  __entry->pool_name, __entry->bits,
+		  __entry->entropy_count, (void *)__entry->IP)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(push_to_pool,