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src/lib/random.c

+#include "random.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "debug.h"
+
+/* RC4-based pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).
+
+   RC4 is a stream cipher.  We're not using it here for its
+   cryptographic properties, but because it is easy to implement
+   and its output is plenty random for non-cryptographic
+   purposes.
+
+   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC4_(cipher) for information
+   on RC4.*/
+
+/* RC4 state. */
+static uint8_t s[256];          /* S[]. */
+static uint8_t s_i, s_j;        /* i, j. */
+
+/* Already initialized? */
+static bool inited;     
+
+/* Swaps the bytes pointed to by A and B. */
+static inline void
+swap_byte (uint8_t *a, uint8_t *b) 
+{
+  uint8_t t = *a;
+  *a = *b;
+  *b = t;
+}
+
+/* Initializes or reinitializes the PRNG with the given SEED. */
+void
+random_init (unsigned seed)
+{
+  uint8_t *seedp = (uint8_t *) &seed;
+  int i;
+  uint8_t j;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) 
+    s[i] = i;
+  for (i = j = 0; i < 256; i++) 
+    {
+      j += s[i] + seedp[i % sizeof seed];
+      swap_byte (s + i, s + j);
+    }
+
+  s_i = s_j = 0;
+  inited = true;
+}
+
+/* Writes SIZE random bytes into BUF. */
+void
+random_bytes (void *buf_, size_t size) 
+{
+  uint8_t *buf;
+
+  if (!inited)
+    random_init (0);
+
+  for (buf = buf_; size-- > 0; buf++)
+    {
+      uint8_t s_k;
+      
+      s_i++;
+      s_j += s[s_i];
+      swap_byte (s + s_i, s + s_j);
+
+      s_k = s[s_i] + s[s_j];
+      *buf = s[s_k];
+    }
+}
+
+/* Returns a pseudo-random unsigned long.
+   Use random_ulong() % n to obtain a random number in the range
+   0...n (exclusive). */
+unsigned long
+random_ulong (void) 
+{
+  unsigned long ul;
+  random_bytes (&ul, sizeof ul);
+  return ul;
+}