Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 08:29:07 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mktemp() patch Message-ID: <200006080629.IAA04362@grimreaper.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006071758550.11848-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> ; from Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG> "Wed, 07 Jun 2000 18:11:04 MST." References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006071758550.11848-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Hi > + /* Encode the PID (with 1 bit of randomness) into 3 base-64 chars */ > + pid = getpid() | (arc4random() & 0x00020000); What is the purpose of this? It looks hugely wasteful to me. If you really need a single random bit, it is not good to waste a block of hard-gained gryptographic randomness; can you not use a pseudo-random bit-generator? M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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