Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:39:39 -0500 | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Random number generator in Linux kernel |
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Vineet Joglekar wrote: > Hi all, > > Can someone please tell me where can I find and which > random/pseudo-random number generator can I use inside the linux > kernel? (2.4.28) > > I found out 1 function get_random_bytes() in > linux/drivers/char/random.c but thats not what I want. > > I want a function where I will be supplying a seed to that function > as an input, and will get a random number back. If same seed is used, > same number should be generated again.
Without knowing what you're doing I can't say if it justifies having all that extra code around, but the stuff from the library, like srand48, will do this. You can add the code to your module.
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