magic.c

RTEMS (Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems) is a free open source real-time operating sys

/*
 * magic.c - PPP Magic Number routines.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1989 Carnegie Mellon University.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
 * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
 * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
 * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
 * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
 * by Carnegie Mellon University.  The name of the
 * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
 * from this software without specific prior written permission.
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 */

#define RCSID	"$Id: magic.c,v 1.3.4.1 2003/05/16 08:54:09 ralf Exp $"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

#include "pppd.h"
#include "magic.h"

static const char rcsid[] = RCSID;

/*
 * magic_init - Initialize the magic number generator.
 *
 * Attempts to compute a random number seed which will not repeat.
 * The current method uses the current hostid, current process ID
 * and current time, currently.
 */
void
magic_init()
{
    long seed;
    struct timeval t;

    gettimeofday(&t, NULL);
    seed = get_host_seed() ^ t.tv_sec ^ t.tv_usec ^ getpid();
    srand48(seed);
}

/*
 * magic - Returns the next magic number.
 */
u_int32_t
magic()
{
    return (u_int32_t) mrand48();
}