From owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Mon Apr 22 16:29:35 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62942159E954; Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cem@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 049E66C0BF; Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cem@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E66EFF82D; Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cem@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x3MGTYfh006330; Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:34 GMT (envelope-from cem@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from cem@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id x3MGTYVQ006329; Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:34 GMT (envelope-from cem@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201904221629.x3MGTYVQ006329@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: cem set sender to cem@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Conrad Meyer Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:34 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r346566 - head/lib/libc/stdlib X-SVN-Group: head X-SVN-Commit-Author: cem X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/lib/libc/stdlib X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 346566 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 049E66C0BF X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.96 / 15.00]; local_wl_from(0.00)[FreeBSD.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.96)[-0.956,0]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11403, ipnet:2610:1c1:1::/48, country:US] X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:29:35 -0000 Author: cem Date: Mon Apr 22 16:29:34 2019 New Revision: 346566 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/346566 Log: random.3: Remove obsolete BUGS section Relative performance to rand(3) is sort of irrelevant; they do different things and a user with sensitivity to RNG performance won't use libc random(3) anyway. The historical note about bad seeding is long obsolete, referring to a 1996 or earlier version of FreeBSD. Sponsored by: Dell EMC Isilon Modified: head/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 Modified: head/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 Mon Apr 22 16:26:39 2019 (r346565) +++ head/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 Mon Apr 22 16:29:34 2019 (r346566) @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" @(#)random.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 15, 2019 +.Dd April 22, 2019 .Dt RANDOM 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -187,11 +187,3 @@ functions appeared in .Bx 4.2 . .Sh AUTHORS .An Earl T. Cohen -.Sh BUGS -About 2/3 the speed of -.Xr rand 3 . -.Pp -The historical implementation used to have a very weak seeding; the -random sequence did not vary much with the seed. -The current implementation employs a better pseudo-random number -generator for the initial state calculation.