xref: /openbsd/sys/lib/libkern/random.c (revision 8529ddd3)
1 /*	$OpenBSD: random.c,v 1.9 2014/01/19 12:45:36 deraadt 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. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
17  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
18  *    without specific prior written permission.
19  *
20  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
21  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
22  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
23  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
24  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
25  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
26  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
27  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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29  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
30  * SUCH DAMAGE.
31  *
32  *	@(#)random.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/10/93
33  */
34 
35 #include <sys/param.h>
36 #include <sys/types.h>
37 
38 #include <lib/libkern/libkern.h>
39 
40 /*
41  * Pseudo-random number generator for randomizing the profiling clock.
42  * The result is uniform on [0, 2^31 - 1].
43  */
44 
45 u_int32_t
46 random(void)
47 {
48 	struct cpu_info *ci = curcpu();
49 	int32_t x, hi, lo, t;
50 
51 	/*
52 	 * Compute x[n + 1] = (7^5 * x[n]) mod (2^31 - 1).
53 	 * From "Random number generators: good ones are hard to find",
54 	 * Park and Miller, Communications of the ACM, vol. 31, no. 10,
55 	 * October 1988, p. 1195.
56 	 */
57 	x = ci->ci_randseed;
58 	hi = x / 127773;
59 	lo = x % 127773;
60 	t = 16807 * lo - 2836 * hi;
61 	if (t <= 0)
62 		t += 0x7fffffff;
63 	ci->ci_randseed = t;
64 	return (t);
65 }
66