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29 
30 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
31 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)random.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 5/19/95";
32 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
33 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
34 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
35 
36 #include "namespace.h"
37 #include <sys/time.h>          /* for srandomdev() */
38 #include <fcntl.h>             /* for srandomdev() */
39 #include <stdint.h>
40 #include <stdio.h>
41 #include <stdlib.h>
42 #include <unistd.h>            /* for srandomdev() */
43 #include "un-namespace.h"
44 
45 /*
46  * random.c:
47  *
48  * An improved random number generation package.  In addition to the standard
49  * rand()/srand() like interface, this package also has a special state info
50  * interface.  The initstate() routine is called with a seed, an array of
51  * bytes, and a count of how many bytes are being passed in; this array is
52  * then initialized to contain information for random number generation with
53  * that much state information.  Good sizes for the amount of state
54  * information are 32, 64, 128, and 256 bytes.  The state can be switched by
55  * calling the setstate() routine with the same array as was initiallized
56  * with initstate().  By default, the package runs with 128 bytes of state
57  * information and generates far better random numbers than a linear
58  * congruential generator.  If the amount of state information is less than
59  * 32 bytes, a simple linear congruential R.N.G. is used.
60  *
61  * Internally, the state information is treated as an array of uint32_t's; the
62  * zeroeth element of the array is the type of R.N.G. being used (small
63  * integer); the remainder of the array is the state information for the
64  * R.N.G.  Thus, 32 bytes of state information will give 7 ints worth of
65  * state information, which will allow a degree seven polynomial.  (Note:
66  * the zeroeth word of state information also has some other information
67  * stored in it -- see setstate() for details).
68  *
69  * The random number generation technique is a linear feedback shift register
70  * approach, employing trinomials (since there are fewer terms to sum up that
71  * way).  In this approach, the least significant bit of all the numbers in
72  * the state table will act as a linear feedback shift register, and will
73  * have period 2^deg - 1 (where deg is the degree of the polynomial being
74  * used, assuming that the polynomial is irreducible and primitive).  The
75  * higher order bits will have longer periods, since their values are also
76  * influenced by pseudo-random carries out of the lower bits.  The total
77  * period of the generator is approximately deg*(2**deg - 1); thus doubling
78  * the amount of state information has a vast influence on the period of the
79  * generator.  Note: the deg*(2**deg - 1) is an approximation only good for
80  * large deg, when the period of the shift is the dominant factor.
81  * With deg equal to seven, the period is actually much longer than the
82  * 7*(2**7 - 1) predicted by this formula.
83  *
84  * Modified 28 December 1994 by Jacob S. Rosenberg.
85  * The following changes have been made:
86  * All references to the type u_int have been changed to unsigned long.
87  * All references to type int have been changed to type long.  Other
88  * cleanups have been made as well.  A warning for both initstate and
89  * setstate has been inserted to the effect that on Sparc platforms
90  * the 'arg_state' variable must be forced to begin on word boundaries.
91  * This can be easily done by casting a long integer array to char *.
92  * The overall logic has been left STRICTLY alone.  This software was
93  * tested on both a VAX and Sun SpacsStation with exactly the same
94  * results.  The new version and the original give IDENTICAL results.
95  * The new version is somewhat faster than the original.  As the
96  * documentation says:  "By default, the package runs with 128 bytes of
97  * state information and generates far better random numbers than a linear
98  * congruential generator.  If the amount of state information is less than
99  * 32 bytes, a simple linear congruential R.N.G. is used."  For a buffer of
100  * 128 bytes, this new version runs about 19 percent faster and for a 16
101  * byte buffer it is about 5 percent faster.
102  */
103 
104 /*
105  * For each of the currently supported random number generators, we have a
106  * break value on the amount of state information (you need at least this
107  * many bytes of state info to support this random number generator), a degree
108  * for the polynomial (actually a trinomial) that the R.N.G. is based on, and
109  * the separation between the two lower order coefficients of the trinomial.
110  */
111 #define	TYPE_0		0		/* linear congruential */
112 #define	BREAK_0		8
113 #define	DEG_0		0
114 #define	SEP_0		0
115 
116 #define	TYPE_1		1		/* x**7 + x**3 + 1 */
117 #define	BREAK_1		32
118 #define	DEG_1		7
119 #define	SEP_1		3
120 
121 #define	TYPE_2		2		/* x**15 + x + 1 */
122 #define	BREAK_2		64
123 #define	DEG_2		15
124 #define	SEP_2		1
125 
126 #define	TYPE_3		3		/* x**31 + x**3 + 1 */
127 #define	BREAK_3		128
128 #define	DEG_3		31
129 #define	SEP_3		3
130 
131 #define	TYPE_4		4		/* x**63 + x + 1 */
132 #define	BREAK_4		256
133 #define	DEG_4		63
134 #define	SEP_4		1
135 
136 /*
137  * Array versions of the above information to make code run faster --
138  * relies on fact that TYPE_i == i.
139  */
140 #define	MAX_TYPES	5		/* max number of types above */
141 
142 #ifdef  USE_WEAK_SEEDING
143 #define NSHUFF 0
144 #else   /* !USE_WEAK_SEEDING */
145 #define NSHUFF 50       /* to drop some "seed -> 1st value" linearity */
146 #endif  /* !USE_WEAK_SEEDING */
147 
148 static const int degrees[MAX_TYPES] =	{ DEG_0, DEG_1, DEG_2, DEG_3, DEG_4 };
149 static const int seps [MAX_TYPES] =	{ SEP_0, SEP_1, SEP_2, SEP_3, SEP_4 };
150 
151 /*
152  * Initially, everything is set up as if from:
153  *
154  *	initstate(1, randtbl, 128);
155  *
156  * Note that this initialization takes advantage of the fact that srandom()
157  * advances the front and rear pointers 10*rand_deg times, and hence the
158  * rear pointer which starts at 0 will also end up at zero; thus the zeroeth
159  * element of the state information, which contains info about the current
160  * position of the rear pointer is just
161  *
162  *	MAX_TYPES * (rptr - state) + TYPE_3 == TYPE_3.
163  */
164 
165 static uint32_t randtbl[DEG_3 + 1] = {
166 	TYPE_3,
167 #ifdef  USE_WEAK_SEEDING
168 /* Historic implementation compatibility */
169 /* The random sequences do not vary much with the seed */
170 	0x9a319039, 0x32d9c024, 0x9b663182, 0x5da1f342, 0xde3b81e0, 0xdf0a6fb5,
171 	0xf103bc02, 0x48f340fb, 0x7449e56b, 0xbeb1dbb0, 0xab5c5918, 0x946554fd,
172 	0x8c2e680f, 0xeb3d799f, 0xb11ee0b7, 0x2d436b86, 0xda672e2a, 0x1588ca88,
173 	0xe369735d, 0x904f35f7, 0xd7158fd6, 0x6fa6f051, 0x616e6b96, 0xac94efdc,
174 	0x36413f93, 0xc622c298, 0xf5a42ab8, 0x8a88d77b, 0xf5ad9d0e, 0x8999220b,
175 	0x27fb47b9,
176 #else   /* !USE_WEAK_SEEDING */
177 	0x991539b1, 0x16a5bce3, 0x6774a4cd, 0x3e01511e, 0x4e508aaa, 0x61048c05,
178 	0xf5500617, 0x846b7115, 0x6a19892c, 0x896a97af, 0xdb48f936, 0x14898454,
179 	0x37ffd106, 0xb58bff9c, 0x59e17104, 0xcf918a49, 0x09378c83, 0x52c7a471,
180 	0x8d293ea9, 0x1f4fc301, 0xc3db71be, 0x39b44e1c, 0xf8a44ef9, 0x4c8b80b1,
181 	0x19edc328, 0x87bf4bdd, 0xc9b240e5, 0xe9ee4b1b, 0x4382aee7, 0x535b6b41,
182 	0xf3bec5da
183 #endif  /* !USE_WEAK_SEEDING */
184 };
185 
186 /*
187  * fptr and rptr are two pointers into the state info, a front and a rear
188  * pointer.  These two pointers are always rand_sep places aparts, as they
189  * cycle cyclically through the state information.  (Yes, this does mean we
190  * could get away with just one pointer, but the code for random() is more
191  * efficient this way).  The pointers are left positioned as they would be
192  * from the call
193  *
194  *	initstate(1, randtbl, 128);
195  *
196  * (The position of the rear pointer, rptr, is really 0 (as explained above
197  * in the initialization of randtbl) because the state table pointer is set
198  * to point to randtbl[1] (as explained below).
199  */
200 static uint32_t *fptr = &randtbl[SEP_3 + 1];
201 static uint32_t *rptr = &randtbl[1];
202 
203 /*
204  * The following things are the pointer to the state information table, the
205  * type of the current generator, the degree of the current polynomial being
206  * used, and the separation between the two pointers.  Note that for efficiency
207  * of random(), we remember the first location of the state information, not
208  * the zeroeth.  Hence it is valid to access state[-1], which is used to
209  * store the type of the R.N.G.  Also, we remember the last location, since
210  * this is more efficient than indexing every time to find the address of
211  * the last element to see if the front and rear pointers have wrapped.
212  */
213 static uint32_t *state = &randtbl[1];
214 static int rand_type = TYPE_3;
215 static int rand_deg = DEG_3;
216 static int rand_sep = SEP_3;
217 static uint32_t *end_ptr = &randtbl[DEG_3 + 1];
218 
219 static inline uint32_t good_rand(int32_t);
220 
221 static inline uint32_t good_rand (x)
222 	int32_t x;
223 {
224 #ifdef  USE_WEAK_SEEDING
225 /*
226  * Historic implementation compatibility.
227  * The random sequences do not vary much with the seed,
228  * even with overflowing.
229  */
230 	return (1103515245 * x + 12345);
231 #else   /* !USE_WEAK_SEEDING */
232 /*
233  * Compute x = (7^5 * x) mod (2^31 - 1)
234  * wihout overflowing 31 bits:
235  *      (2^31 - 1) = 127773 * (7^5) + 2836
236  * From "Random number generators: good ones are hard to find",
237  * Park and Miller, Communications of the ACM, vol. 31, no. 10,
238  * October 1988, p. 1195.
239  */
240 	int32_t hi, lo;
241 
242 	/* Can't be initialized with 0, so use another value. */
243 	if (x == 0)
244 		x = 123459876;
245 	hi = x / 127773;
246 	lo = x % 127773;
247 	x = 16807 * lo - 2836 * hi;
248 	if (x < 0)
249 		x += 0x7fffffff;
250 	return (x);
251 #endif  /* !USE_WEAK_SEEDING */
252 }
253 
254 /*
255  * srandom:
256  *
257  * Initialize the random number generator based on the given seed.  If the
258  * type is the trivial no-state-information type, just remember the seed.
259  * Otherwise, initializes state[] based on the given "seed" via a linear
260  * congruential generator.  Then, the pointers are set to known locations
261  * that are exactly rand_sep places apart.  Lastly, it cycles the state
262  * information a given number of times to get rid of any initial dependencies
263  * introduced by the L.C.R.N.G.  Note that the initialization of randtbl[]
264  * for default usage relies on values produced by this routine.
265  */
266 void
267 srandom(x)
268 	unsigned long x;
269 {
270 	int i, lim;
271 
272 	state[0] = (uint32_t)x;
273 	if (rand_type == TYPE_0)
274 		lim = NSHUFF;
275 	else {
276 		for (i = 1; i < rand_deg; i++)
277 			state[i] = good_rand(state[i - 1]);
278 		fptr = &state[rand_sep];
279 		rptr = &state[0];
280 		lim = 10 * rand_deg;
281 	}
282 	for (i = 0; i < lim; i++)
283 		(void)random();
284 }
285 
286 /*
287  * srandomdev:
288  *
289  * Many programs choose the seed value in a totally predictable manner.
290  * This often causes problems.  We seed the generator using the much more
291  * secure random(4) interface.  Note that this particular seeding
292  * procedure can generate states which are impossible to reproduce by
293  * calling srandom() with any value, since the succeeding terms in the
294  * state buffer are no longer derived from the LC algorithm applied to
295  * a fixed seed.
296  */
297 void
298 srandomdev()
299 {
300 	int fd, done;
301 	size_t len;
302 
303 	if (rand_type == TYPE_0)
304 		len = sizeof state[0];
305 	else
306 		len = rand_deg * sizeof state[0];
307 
308 	done = 0;
309 	fd = _open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY, 0);
310 	if (fd >= 0) {
311 		if (_read(fd, (void *) state, len) == (ssize_t) len)
312 			done = 1;
313 		_close(fd);
314 	}
315 
316 	if (!done) {
317 		struct timeval tv;
318 		unsigned long junk;
319 
320 		gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
321 		srandom((getpid() << 16) ^ tv.tv_sec ^ tv.tv_usec ^ junk);
322 		return;
323 	}
324 
325 	if (rand_type != TYPE_0) {
326 		fptr = &state[rand_sep];
327 		rptr = &state[0];
328 	}
329 }
330 
331 /*
332  * initstate:
333  *
334  * Initialize the state information in the given array of n bytes for future
335  * random number generation.  Based on the number of bytes we are given, and
336  * the break values for the different R.N.G.'s, we choose the best (largest)
337  * one we can and set things up for it.  srandom() is then called to
338  * initialize the state information.
339  *
340  * Note that on return from srandom(), we set state[-1] to be the type
341  * multiplexed with the current value of the rear pointer; this is so
342  * successive calls to initstate() won't lose this information and will be
343  * able to restart with setstate().
344  *
345  * Note: the first thing we do is save the current state, if any, just like
346  * setstate() so that it doesn't matter when initstate is called.
347  *
348  * Returns a pointer to the old state.
349  *
350  * Note: The Sparc platform requires that arg_state begin on an int
351  * word boundary; otherwise a bus error will occur. Even so, lint will
352  * complain about mis-alignment, but you should disregard these messages.
353  */
354 char *
355 initstate(seed, arg_state, n)
356 	unsigned long seed;		/* seed for R.N.G. */
357 	char *arg_state;		/* pointer to state array */
358 	long n;				/* # bytes of state info */
359 {
360 	char *ostate = (char *)(&state[-1]);
361 	uint32_t *int_arg_state = (uint32_t *)arg_state;
362 
363 	if (rand_type == TYPE_0)
364 		state[-1] = rand_type;
365 	else
366 		state[-1] = MAX_TYPES * (rptr - state) + rand_type;
367 	if (n < BREAK_0) {
368 		(void)fprintf(stderr,
369 		    "random: not enough state (%ld bytes); ignored.\n", n);
370 		return(0);
371 	}
372 	if (n < BREAK_1) {
373 		rand_type = TYPE_0;
374 		rand_deg = DEG_0;
375 		rand_sep = SEP_0;
376 	} else if (n < BREAK_2) {
377 		rand_type = TYPE_1;
378 		rand_deg = DEG_1;
379 		rand_sep = SEP_1;
380 	} else if (n < BREAK_3) {
381 		rand_type = TYPE_2;
382 		rand_deg = DEG_2;
383 		rand_sep = SEP_2;
384 	} else if (n < BREAK_4) {
385 		rand_type = TYPE_3;
386 		rand_deg = DEG_3;
387 		rand_sep = SEP_3;
388 	} else {
389 		rand_type = TYPE_4;
390 		rand_deg = DEG_4;
391 		rand_sep = SEP_4;
392 	}
393 	state = int_arg_state + 1; /* first location */
394 	end_ptr = &state[rand_deg];	/* must set end_ptr before srandom */
395 	srandom(seed);
396 	if (rand_type == TYPE_0)
397 		int_arg_state[0] = rand_type;
398 	else
399 		int_arg_state[0] = MAX_TYPES * (rptr - state) + rand_type;
400 	return(ostate);
401 }
402 
403 /*
404  * setstate:
405  *
406  * Restore the state from the given state array.
407  *
408  * Note: it is important that we also remember the locations of the pointers
409  * in the current state information, and restore the locations of the pointers
410  * from the old state information.  This is done by multiplexing the pointer
411  * location into the zeroeth word of the state information.
412  *
413  * Note that due to the order in which things are done, it is OK to call
414  * setstate() with the same state as the current state.
415  *
416  * Returns a pointer to the old state information.
417  *
418  * Note: The Sparc platform requires that arg_state begin on an int
419  * word boundary; otherwise a bus error will occur. Even so, lint will
420  * complain about mis-alignment, but you should disregard these messages.
421  */
422 char *
423 setstate(arg_state)
424 	char *arg_state;		/* pointer to state array */
425 {
426 	uint32_t *new_state = (uint32_t *)arg_state;
427 	uint32_t type = new_state[0] % MAX_TYPES;
428 	uint32_t rear = new_state[0] / MAX_TYPES;
429 	char *ostate = (char *)(&state[-1]);
430 
431 	if (rand_type == TYPE_0)
432 		state[-1] = rand_type;
433 	else
434 		state[-1] = MAX_TYPES * (rptr - state) + rand_type;
435 	switch(type) {
436 	case TYPE_0:
437 	case TYPE_1:
438 	case TYPE_2:
439 	case TYPE_3:
440 	case TYPE_4:
441 		rand_type = type;
442 		rand_deg = degrees[type];
443 		rand_sep = seps[type];
444 		break;
445 	default:
446 		(void)fprintf(stderr,
447 		    "random: state info corrupted; not changed.\n");
448 	}
449 	state = new_state + 1;
450 	if (rand_type != TYPE_0) {
451 		rptr = &state[rear];
452 		fptr = &state[(rear + rand_sep) % rand_deg];
453 	}
454 	end_ptr = &state[rand_deg];		/* set end_ptr too */
455 	return(ostate);
456 }
457 
458 /*
459  * random:
460  *
461  * If we are using the trivial TYPE_0 R.N.G., just do the old linear
462  * congruential bit.  Otherwise, we do our fancy trinomial stuff, which is
463  * the same in all the other cases due to all the global variables that have
464  * been set up.  The basic operation is to add the number at the rear pointer
465  * into the one at the front pointer.  Then both pointers are advanced to
466  * the next location cyclically in the table.  The value returned is the sum
467  * generated, reduced to 31 bits by throwing away the "least random" low bit.
468  *
469  * Note: the code takes advantage of the fact that both the front and
470  * rear pointers can't wrap on the same call by not testing the rear
471  * pointer if the front one has wrapped.
472  *
473  * Returns a 31-bit random number.
474  */
475 long
476 random()
477 {
478 	uint32_t i;
479 	uint32_t *f, *r;
480 
481 	if (rand_type == TYPE_0) {
482 		i = state[0];
483 		state[0] = i = (good_rand(i)) & 0x7fffffff;
484 	} else {
485 		/*
486 		 * Use local variables rather than static variables for speed.
487 		 */
488 		f = fptr; r = rptr;
489 		*f += *r;
490 		i = (*f >> 1) & 0x7fffffff;	/* chucking least random bit */
491 		if (++f >= end_ptr) {
492 			f = state;
493 			++r;
494 		}
495 		else if (++r >= end_ptr) {
496 			r = state;
497 		}
498 
499 		fptr = f; rptr = r;
500 	}
501 	return((long)i);
502 }
503