random.c

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/** @file
 *
 * Random number generation
 *
 */

FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

static int32_t rnd_seed = 0;

/**
 * Seed the pseudo-random number generator
 *
 * @v seed              Seed value
 */
void srandom ( unsigned int seed ) {
        rnd_seed = seed;
        if ( ! rnd_seed )
                rnd_seed = 4; /* Chosen by fair dice roll */
}

/**
 * Generate a pseudo-random number between 0 and 2147483647L or 2147483562?
 *
 * @ret rand            Pseudo-random number
 */
long int random ( void ) {
        int32_t q;

        /* Initialize linear congruential generator */
        if ( ! rnd_seed )
                srandom ( time ( NULL ) );

        /* simplified version of the LCG given in Bruce Schneier's
           "Applied Cryptography" */
        q = ( rnd_seed / 53668 );
        rnd_seed = ( 40014 * ( rnd_seed - 53668 * q ) - 12211 * q );
        if ( rnd_seed < 0 )
                rnd_seed += 2147483563L;
        return rnd_seed;
}