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random.cpp
Kernel entropy gathering.
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#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
namespace Sortix {
static unsigned long sequence = 0;
int sys_getentropy(void* user_buffer, size_t size)
{
union
{
unsigned char buffer[256];
struct
{
struct timespec realtime;
struct timespec monotonic;
unsigned long sequence;
} seed;
};
if ( sizeof(buffer) < size )
return errno = EIO, -1;
// TODO: SECURITY: We need to actually gather entropy and deliver it.
for ( size_t i = 0; i < size; i++ )
buffer[i] = i;
// NOTE: This is not random and is not meant to be random, this is just
// meant to make the returned entropy a little different each time
// until we have real randomness, even across reboots. The userland
// arc4random mixer will mix it around and the produced streams will
// look random and should not repeat in practice.
seed.realtime = Time::Get(CLOCK_REALTIME);
seed.monotonic = Time::Get(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
seed.sequence = InterlockedIncrement(&sequence).o;
if ( !CopyToUser(user_buffer, buffer, size) )
return -1;
return 0;
}
} // namespace Sortix