From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 00:45:09 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9658F16A41C; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:45:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from flata@magnesium.net) Received: from toxic.magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C06E43D4C; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:45:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from flata@magnesium.net) Received: by toxic.magnesium.net (Postfix, from userid 1212) id 65056DA8A7; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:45:09 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:45:09 -1000 From: juli mallett To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey Message-ID: <20050623004509.GA55856@toxic.magnesium.net> References: <200506221524.j5MFO1V1045648@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050623002734.GE37620@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20050623003148.GA55179@toxic.magnesium.net> <20050623004143.GG37620@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050623004143.GG37620@wantadilla.lemis.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Towel: Yes Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/random random.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:45:09 -0000 * Greg 'groggy' Lehey [ Date: 2005-06-22 ] [ w.r.t. Re: cvs commit: src/games/random random.c ] > On Wednesday, 22 June 2005 at 14:31:48 -1000, juli mallett wrote: > > * Greg 'groggy' Lehey [ Date: 2005-06-22 ] > > [ w.r.t. Re: cvs commit: src/games/random random.c ] > >> On Wednesday, 22 June 2005 at 15:24:00 +0000, John Baldwin wrote: > >>> jhb 2005-06-22 15:24:00 UTC > >>> Log: > >>> Correct an error in the previous revision. RAND_MAX is the maximum value > >>> for rand(3), not random(3). random(3) is defined to return values between > >>> 0 and 2^31-1, so add a local RANDOM_MAX constant to this file that is > >>> defined as 2^31-1 and use that in place of RAND_MAX. > >> > >> How much effect did this bug have on the results of random(3)? > > > > How would a bug in random(6) bounds checking affect the results > > of random(3)? > > You tell me. The commit message only refers to random(3). The commit was to random(6) and the commit message was in reference to the use of random(3) by random(6). I suspect one of us is very confused and/or not reading the emails we reply to. > Greg > -- > The virus contained in this message was not detected. > > Finger grog@FreeBSD.org for PGP public key. > See complete headers for address and phone numbers.