jehanne/sys/src/lib/jehanne/port/ntruerand.c

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/*
* This file is part of the UCB release of Plan 9. It is subject to the license
* terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this
* distribution and at http://akaros.cs.berkeley.edu/files/Plan9License. No
* part of the UCB release of Plan 9, including this file, may be copied,
* modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms contained
* in the LICENSE file.
*/
#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>
uint32_t
jehanne_ntruerand(uint32_t n)
{
uint32_t m, r;
/*
* set m to the one less than the maximum multiple of n <= 2^32,
* so we want a random number <= m.
*/
if(n > (1UL<<31))
m = n-1;
else
/* 2^32 - 2^32%n - 1 = (2^32 - 1) - (2*(2^31%n))%n */
m = 0xFFFFFFFFUL - (2*((1UL<<31)%n))%n;
while((r = jehanne_truerand()) > m)
;
return r%n;
}