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Diffstat (limited to 'usr/src/man/man3c/random.3c')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3c/random.3c b/usr/src/man/man3c/random.3c index 6381bb498d..88edfcabee 100644 --- a/usr/src/man/man3c/random.3c +++ b/usr/src/man/man3c/random.3c @@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ random, srandom, initstate, setstate \- pseudorandom number functions .fi .SH DESCRIPTION -.sp .LP The \fBrandom()\fR function uses a nonlinear additive feedback random-number generator employing a default state array size of 31 long integers to return @@ -100,9 +99,11 @@ state arrays. The array defined by the \fIstate\fR argument is used for further random-number generation until \fBinitstate()\fR is called or \fBsetstate()\fR is called again. The \fBsetstate()\fR function returns a pointer to the previous state array. -.SH RETURN VALUES .sp .LP +For a more powerful random number generator, see \fBarc4random\fR(3C). +.SH RETURN VALUES +.LP The \fBrandom()\fR function returns the generated pseudo-random number. .sp .LP @@ -112,11 +113,9 @@ The \fBsrandom()\fR function returns no value. Upon successful completion, \fBinitstate()\fR and \fBsetstate()\fR return a pointer to the previous state array. Otherwise, a null pointer is returned. .SH ERRORS -.sp .LP No errors are defined. .SH USAGE -.sp .LP After initialization, a state array can be restarted at a different point in one of two ways: @@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ main() { .in -2 .SH ATTRIBUTES -.sp .LP See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: .sp @@ -193,11 +191,10 @@ MT-Level See \fBNOTES\fR below. .TE .SH SEE ALSO -.sp .LP -\fBdrand48\fR(3C), \fBrand\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5) +\fBarc4random\fR(3C), \fBdrand48\fR(3C), \fBrand\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), +\fBstandards\fR(5) .SH NOTES -.sp .LP The \fBrandom()\fR and \fBsrandom()\fR functions are unsafe in multithreaded applications. @@ -210,5 +207,5 @@ For \fBinitstate()\fR and \fBsetstate()\fR, the \fIstate\fR argument must be aligned on an \fBint\fR boundary. .sp .LP -Newer and better performing random number generators such as \fBaddrans()\fR -and \fBlcrans()\fR are available with the SUNWspro package. +\fBarc4random\fR(3C) is a newer and better performing random number generator. +Use it instead. |