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1*a466cc55SCy Schubert /*
2*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Copyright (C) 2004-2007, 2009  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
3*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Copyright (C) 1999-2001  Internet Software Consortium.
4*a466cc55SCy Schubert  *
5*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
6*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
7*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
8*a466cc55SCy Schubert  *
9*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
10*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
11*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
12*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
13*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
14*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
15*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
16*a466cc55SCy Schubert  */
17*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
18*a466cc55SCy Schubert /* $Id: random.h,v 1.20 2009/01/17 23:47:43 tbox Exp $ */
19*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
20*a466cc55SCy Schubert #ifndef ISC_RANDOM_H
21*a466cc55SCy Schubert #define ISC_RANDOM_H 1
22*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
23*a466cc55SCy Schubert #include <isc/lang.h>
24*a466cc55SCy Schubert #include <isc/types.h>
25*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
26*a466cc55SCy Schubert /*! \file isc/random.h
27*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * \brief Implements a random state pool which will let the caller return a
28*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * series of possibly non-reproducible random values.
29*a466cc55SCy Schubert  *
30*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Note that the
31*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * strength of these numbers is not all that high, and should not be
32*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * used in cryptography functions.  It is useful for jittering values
33*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * a bit here and there, such as timeouts, etc.
34*a466cc55SCy Schubert  */
35*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
36*a466cc55SCy Schubert ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
37*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
38*a466cc55SCy Schubert void
39*a466cc55SCy Schubert isc_random_seed(isc_uint32_t seed);
40*a466cc55SCy Schubert /*%<
41*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Set the initial seed of the random state.
42*a466cc55SCy Schubert  */
43*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
44*a466cc55SCy Schubert void
45*a466cc55SCy Schubert isc_random_get(isc_uint32_t *val);
46*a466cc55SCy Schubert /*%<
47*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Get a random value.
48*a466cc55SCy Schubert  *
49*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Requires:
50*a466cc55SCy Schubert  *	val != NULL.
51*a466cc55SCy Schubert  */
52*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
53*a466cc55SCy Schubert isc_uint32_t
54*a466cc55SCy Schubert isc_random_jitter(isc_uint32_t max, isc_uint32_t jitter);
55*a466cc55SCy Schubert /*%<
56*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * Get a random value between (max - jitter) and (max).
57*a466cc55SCy Schubert  * This is useful for jittering timer values.
58*a466cc55SCy Schubert  */
59*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
60*a466cc55SCy Schubert ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
61*a466cc55SCy Schubert 
62*a466cc55SCy Schubert #endif /* ISC_RANDOM_H */
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