3 * Generic interface to random number generators
5 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
8 /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
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28 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
32 #include <mLib/bits.h>
36 /*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
38 /* --- @grand_byte@ --- *
40 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
42 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
46 octet grand_byte(grand *r)
48 if (r->ops->byte != grand_byte)
49 return (r->ops->byte(r));
50 else if (r->ops->word != grand_word)
51 return (r->ops->word(r) & 0xff);
52 else if (r->ops->fill != grand_fill) {
54 r->ops->fill(r, &o, 1);
57 return (grand_range(r, 256));
60 /* --- @grand_word@ --- *
62 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
64 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
68 uint32 grand_word(grand *r)
70 if (r->ops->word != grand_word)
71 return (r->ops->word(r));
74 grand_fill(r, b, sizeof(b));
79 /* --- @grand_range@ --- *
81 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
82 * @uint32 l@ = limit for acceptable results
84 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
88 uint32 grand_range(grand *r, uint32 l)
90 if (r->ops->range != grand_range)
91 return (r->ops->range(r, l));
94 uint32 (*w)(grand */*r*/);
97 /* --- Decide where to get data from --- *
99 * The choice of %$2^{32} - 1$% as a limit when using @grand_word@ isn't
100 * wonderful, but working with %$2^{32}$% is awkward and the loss of a
101 * few return values isn't significant. The algorithm below still
102 * successfully returns uniformly distributed results.
113 /* --- Work out maximum acceptable return value --- *
115 * This will be the highest multiple of @l@ less than @m@.
120 /* --- Generate numbers until something acceptable is found --- *
122 * This will require an expected number of attempts less than 2.
125 do x = w(r); while (x >= z);
130 /* --- @grand_fill@ --- *
132 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
133 * @void *p@ = pointer to a buffer
134 * @size_t sz@ = size of the buffer
138 * Use: Fills a buffer with uniformly distributed pseudorandom bytes
139 * (see @grand_byte@).
142 void grand_fill(grand *r, void *p, size_t sz)
144 if (r->ops->fill != grand_fill)
145 r->ops->fill(r, p, sz);
149 *q++ = r->ops->byte(r);
155 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/