From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 10 17:25:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB0E716A4CE; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from repoman.freebsd.org (repoman.freebsd.org [216.136.204.115]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A9DD43D46; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repoman.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by repoman.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAAHPnDs034135; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:49 GMT (envelope-from imp@repoman.freebsd.org) Received: (from imp@localhost) by repoman.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAAHPnEK034134; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:49 GMT (envelope-from imp) Message-Id: <200411101725.iAAHPnEK034134@repoman.freebsd.org> From: Warner Losh Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:49 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org X-FreeBSD-CVS-Branch: HEAD Subject: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/stdlib rand.3 X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:49 -0000 imp 2004-11-10 17:25:49 UTC FreeBSD src repository Modified files: lib/libc/stdlib rand.3 Log: sranddev() is not magic pixie dust. While it gives a good random seed, the random number generator rand(3) still sucks and is unlikely sufficient for crypto use. Correct what appears to be a cut and paste error from the srandomdev() man page. Submitted by: Ben Mesander Revision Changes Path 1.15 +4 -2 src/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3