xref: /openbsd/sys/lib/libkern/random.c (revision 78b63d65)
1 /*	$OpenBSD: random.c,v 1.5 1997/11/07 15:56:49 niklas Exp $	*/
2 /*	$NetBSD: random.c,v 1.2 1994/10/26 06:42:42 cgd Exp $	*/
3 
4 /*-
5  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
6  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
7  *
8  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
9  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
10  * are met:
11  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
12  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
13  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
14  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
15  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
16  * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
17  *    must display the following acknowledgement:
18  *	This product includes software developed by the University of
19  *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
20  * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
21  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
22  *    without specific prior written permission.
23  *
24  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
25  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
26  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
27  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
28  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
29  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
30  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
31  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
32  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
33  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
34  * SUCH DAMAGE.
35  *
36  *	@(#)random.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/10/93
37  */
38 
39 #include <sys/types.h>
40 
41 #include <lib/libkern/libkern.h>
42 
43 /*
44  * Pseudo-random number generator for randomizing the profiling clock,
45  * and whatever else we might use it for.  The result is uniform on
46  * [0, 2^31 - 1].
47  */
48 u_long _randseed = 1;
49 
50 u_long
51 random()
52 {
53 	register long x, hi, lo, t;
54 
55 	/*
56 	 * Compute x[n + 1] = (7^5 * x[n]) mod (2^31 - 1).
57 	 * From "Random number generators: good ones are hard to find",
58 	 * Park and Miller, Communications of the ACM, vol. 31, no. 10,
59 	 * October 1988, p. 1195.
60 	 */
61 	x = _randseed;
62 	hi = x / 127773;
63 	lo = x % 127773;
64 	t = 16807 * lo - 2836 * hi;
65 	if (t <= 0)
66 		t += 0x7fffffff;
67 	_randseed = t;
68 	return (t);
69 }
70