Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 15:32:32 +0000 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> To: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org> Cc: phk@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rand() is broken Message-ID: <200302021532.h12FWWaX047973@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Feb 2003 14:26:41 %2B0100." <F76A9070-36B1-11D7-A58F-000393754B1C@vangelderen.org>
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"Jeroen C. van Gelderen" writes: > Wouldn't it be a good idea to change the name at the same time? Or > should it be retained for compatibility reasons with other BSDs? > > Currently the name needlessly exposes implementation detail. Callers > expect good, cheap, non-blocking randomness but don't give a hoot if > that is actually provided trough use of RC4 or not. I see no reason why > the implementation could be changed if the contract is maintained. Good point. We can re-implement random() internally with arc4rand(). Objections? M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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