Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:50:04 +0300 From: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>, Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG>, Nick Sayer <nsayer@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rand.c patch for review (was: Re: cvs commit: ports/astro/xglobe/files patch-random) Message-ID: <20010226005004.B59772@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <20010225132152.A39554@mollari.cthul.hu>; from kris@obsecurity.org on Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 01:21:52PM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102251920150.6561-100000@besplex.bde.org> <200102250900.f1P90Qc12868@earth.backplane.com> <20010225092416.A46959@hamlet.nectar.com> <20010225185535.A55782@nagual.pp.ru> <20010225191316.A56093@nagual.pp.ru> <20010225193409.A56351@nagual.pp.ru> <20010225131002.A38192@mollari.cthul.hu> <20010225132152.A39554@mollari.cthul.hu>
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--GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 13:21:52 -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > Nevermind, I read the followup about needing to have independent > state. I think you should duplicate the rest of the random() and > srandom() stuff, not just good_rand() -- random.c does more work to > seed things, for example, which I'd feel better about. Also, document > in rand.c and random.c that they should be kept in sync modulo the > missing srandomdev() code. Maybe, but only in case we need to care about rand() distribution _so_ match, I am not sure. Every manual nowdays marks rand() as deprecated. --=20 Andrey A. Chernov http://ache.pp.ru/ --GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia iQCVAwUBOpl+DOJgpPLZnQjrAQFeBwQA6v0a6Ijih2mMqXPrWM0tONoGyenKitW1 4zPmc8yPFBjW+axRzad7aDfIvT5IUlPzEfg3Hj4jO2orCydW2hhkXmZH3OPNMKq5 /5L6YCD8JdmfjqzHhn1UnWrikqWRahA8Z2MRuw21F/hNswIDrTUm0VFG/iosvY3H ljOWkWnMNKI= =nchk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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