xref: /openbsd/sys/lib/libkern/random.c (revision 09467b48)
1 /*	$OpenBSD: random.c,v 1.10 2017/09/08 05:36:53 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
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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 
37 #include <lib/libkern/libkern.h>
38 
39 /*
40  * Pseudo-random number generator for randomizing the profiling clock.
41  * The result is uniform on [0, 2^31 - 1].
42  */
43 
44 u_int32_t
45 random(void)
46 {
47 	struct cpu_info *ci = curcpu();
48 	int32_t x, hi, lo, t;
49 
50 	/*
51 	 * Compute x[n + 1] = (7^5 * x[n]) mod (2^31 - 1).
52 	 * From "Random number generators: good ones are hard to find",
53 	 * Park and Miller, Communications of the ACM, vol. 31, no. 10,
54 	 * October 1988, p. 1195.
55 	 */
56 	x = ci->ci_randseed;
57 	hi = x / 127773;
58 	lo = x % 127773;
59 	t = 16807 * lo - 2836 * hi;
60 	if (t <= 0)
61 		t += 0x7fffffff;
62 	ci->ci_randseed = t;
63 	return (t);
64 }
65