From owner-freebsd-current Sun Feb 2 2: 6:53 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89BF437B401; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 02:06:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96BC543F3F; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 02:06:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (Ugrondar@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h12A6oLf074511; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:06:50 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: (from Ugrondar@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with UUCP id h12A6o7F074510; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:06:50 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: storm.FreeBSD.org.uk: Ugrondar set sender to mark@grondar.org using -f Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h12A4paX045387; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:04:52 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) From: Mark Murray Message-Id: <200302021004.h12A4paX045387@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: phk@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rand() is broken In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Feb 2003 10:31:39 +0100." <33364.1044178299@critter.freebsd.dk> Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 10:04:51 +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG phk@FreeBSD.ORG writes: > >BTW, note that new formulae also used in the kernel (by BSD developers) > >and taken from there - libkern/random.c - so all you say is true there > >too. > > It should be nuked from the kernel, and arc4random() used instead. I agree. If no-one objects, I'll do this? 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