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Diffstat (limited to 'src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3')
-rw-r--r-- | src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 index 3d4545651b..b98917a442 100644 --- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 +++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 | |||
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ | |||
29 | .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF | 29 | .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF |
30 | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | 30 | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. |
31 | .\" | 31 | .\" |
32 | .\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.14 2001/09/06 15:04:34 mpech Exp $ | 32 | .\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.15 2003/05/10 06:48:30 jmc Exp $ |
33 | .\" | 33 | .\" |
34 | .Dd April 19, 1991 | 34 | .Dd April 19, 1991 |
35 | .Dt RANDOM 3 | 35 | .Dt RANDOM 3 |
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function uses a non-linear additive feedback random number generator employing | |||
60 | a default table of size 31 long integers to return successive pseudo-random | 60 | a default table of size 31 long integers to return successive pseudo-random |
61 | numbers in the range from 0 to (2**31)\-1. | 61 | numbers in the range from 0 to (2**31)\-1. |
62 | The period of this random number generator is very large, approximately | 62 | The period of this random number generator is very large, approximately |
63 | 16*((2**31)\-1. | 63 | 16*((2**31)\-1). |
64 | .Pp | 64 | .Pp |
65 | The | 65 | The |
66 | .Fn random | 66 | .Fn random |
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ and | |||
68 | .Fn srandom | 68 | .Fn srandom |
69 | functions have (almost) the same calling sequence and initialization | 69 | functions have (almost) the same calling sequence and initialization |
70 | properties as | 70 | properties as |
71 | .Xr rand 3 Ns / Xr srand 3 . | 71 | .Xr rand 3 Ns / Ns Xr srand 3 . |
72 | The difference is that | 72 | The difference is that |
73 | .Xr rand | 73 | .Xr rand |
74 | produces a much less random sequence \(em in fact, the low dozen bits | 74 | produces a much less random sequence \(em in fact, the low dozen bits |
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ as the seed. | |||
93 | .Pp | 93 | .Pp |
94 | The | 94 | The |
95 | .Fn srandomdev | 95 | .Fn srandomdev |
96 | routine initialize a state array using the | 96 | routine initializes a state array using the |
97 | .Xr arandom 4 | 97 | .Xr arandom 4 |
98 | random number device which returns good random numbers, | 98 | random number device which returns good random numbers, |
99 | suitable for cryptographic use. | 99 | suitable for cryptographic use. |