drawterm/libsec/nfastrand.c

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2005-08-08 14:50:13 +02:00
#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>
#include <libsec.h>
#define Maxrand ((1UL<<31)-1)
ulong
nfastrand(ulong n)
{
ulong m, r;
/*
* set m to the maximum multiple of n <= 2^31-1
* so we want a random number < m.
*/
if(n > Maxrand)
abort();
m = Maxrand - Maxrand % n;
while((r = fastrand()) >= m)
;
return r%n;
}