From: Roland Dreier <hidden> Date: 2006-11-17 20:37:08
Also in:lkml
> I think we can use random32() or get_random_bytes(). I need to
> re-review how this algorithm works. Its randomizing the stag IDs so
> they are not predictable.
I assume based on the algorithm you have now that they don't need to
be cryptographically unpredictable. So random32() would probably be
the best thing to do (get_random_bytes() should be used sparingly,
since it depletes the kernel entropy pool).
- R.