Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:05:00 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-audit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New Random PID patch using arc4 available Message-ID: <21954.943862700@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 27 Nov 1999 03:15:47 EST." <19991127031547.A19711@november.jaded.net>
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On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 03:15:47 EST, Dan Moschuk wrote: > I've put another patch online that moves away from random() and uses > arc4random() instead. I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels stupid following this thread. :-) Could you explain the problems involved with linear PID allocation? If it's already been explained in published notes, just a reference to those notes would be great. Thanks, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-audit" in the body of the message
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