Re: [PATCH] rand.c updates from FreeBSD RELENG_5

[Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:Oh, and if you check revision 1.15 of the FreeBSD rand.c code (where I 
:got this), you will notice I removed the '#include "namespace.h"' and 
:'#include "un-namespace.h"' lines.  They wrapped around the headers to 
:make them use different functions.  This doesn't seem to have any 
:negative effects with the code I have, but it'd be nice if someone who 
:knows more can comment.  It'd be easy to just copy those files if need 
:be and re-add the lines.
:
:If this is viable for a commit, I would appreciate it.  If not, send it 
:back to me and I'll make the necessary changes.
:
:Thanks again,
:Mike

    It looks pretty good.  Hiten had some minor comments about retaining
    the $ cvs tags, but that isn't something you actually need to worry
    about since either Hiten or I will add them back in when we commit
    now that we know they are missing.

    I have one comment, and that is that the use of /dev/random has
    created lots of unexpected problems in FreeBSD which they have 
    hacked around.  I think we should simply use /dev/urandom here,
    which is guarenteed not to block and will certainly produce a
    random enough seed for rand's tiny little seed.

					-Matt