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Diffstat (limited to 'man3/random_r.3')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/man3/random_r.3 b/man3/random_r.3 index c812c2f..f1647f8 100644 --- a/man3/random_r.3 +++ b/man3/random_r.3 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" .\" -.TH random_r 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH random_r 3 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME random_r, srandom_r, initstate_r, setstate_r \- reentrant random number generator @@ -14,23 +14,23 @@ Standard C library .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include <stdlib.h> -.PP +.P .BI "int random_r(struct random_data *restrict " buf , .BI " int32_t *restrict " result ); .BI "int srandom_r(unsigned int " seed ", struct random_data *" buf ); -.PP +.P .BI "int initstate_r(unsigned int " seed ", \ char " statebuf "[restrict ." statelen ], .BI " size_t " statelen ", struct random_data *restrict " buf ); .BI "int setstate_r(char *restrict " statebuf , .BI " struct random_data *restrict " buf ); .fi -.PP +.P .RS -4 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see .BR feature_test_macros (7)): .RE -.PP +.P .BR random_r (), .BR srandom_r (), .BR initstate_r (), @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ of the functions described in .BR random (3). They are suitable for use in multithreaded programs where each thread needs to obtain an independent, reproducible sequence of random numbers. -.PP +.P The .BR random_r () function is like @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ which must have been previously initialized by .BR initstate_r (). The generated random number is returned in the argument .IR result . -.PP +.P The .BR srandom_r () function is like @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ whose state is maintained in the object pointed to by which must have been previously initialized by .BR initstate_r (), instead of the seed associated with the global state variable. -.PP +.P The .BR initstate_r () function is like @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ should typically be allocated as a static variable, or allocated on the heap using .BR malloc (3) or similar.) -.PP +.P The .BR setstate_r () function is like @@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ T{ .BR setstate_r () T} Thread safety MT-Safe race:buf .TE -.sp 1 .SH STANDARDS GNU. .\" These functions appear to be on Tru64, but don't seem to be on |