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freebsd/sys/libkern/random.c
Poul-Henning Kamp 5edd0e154f <libkern/libkern.h> has moved to <sys/libkern.h> (repository copy).
Since /usr/include/libkern doesn't and shouldn't exist, this is the
least evil way to handle this.
1995-03-17 06:15:40 +00:00

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/*-
* Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
* The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
* must display the following acknowledgement:
* This product includes software developed by the University of
* California, Berkeley and its contributors.
* 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* @(#)random.c 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/10/93
* $Id: random.c,v 1.2 1994/08/02 07:44:23 davidg Exp $
*/
#include <sys/libkern.h>
/*
* Pseudo-random number generator for randomizing the profiling clock,
* and whatever else we might use it for. The result is uniform on
* [0, 2^31 - 1].
*/
u_long
random()
{
static u_long randseed = 1;
register long x, hi, lo, t;
/*
* Compute x[n + 1] = (7^5 * x[n]) mod (2^31 - 1).
* From "Random number generators: good ones are hard to find",
* Park and Miller, Communications of the ACM, vol. 31, no. 10,
* October 1988, p. 1195.
*/
x = randseed;
hi = x / 127773;
lo = x % 127773;
t = 16807 * lo - 2836 * hi;
if (t <= 0)
t += 0x7fffffff;
randseed = t;
return (t);
}