random32: add prandom_u32_max and convert open coded users

Many functions have open coded a function that returns a random
number in range [0,N-1]. Under the assumption that we have a PRNG
such as taus113 with being well distributed in [0, ~0U] space,
we can implement such a function as uword t = (n*m')>>32, where
m' is a random number obtained from PRNG, n the right open interval
border and t our resulting random number, with n,m',t in u32 universe.

Lets go with Joe and simply call it prandom_u32_max(), although
technically we have an right open interval endpoint, but that we
have documented. Other users can further be migrated to the new
prandom_u32_max() function later on; for now, we need to make sure
to migrate reciprocal_divide() users for the reciprocal_divide()
follow-up fixup since their function signatures are going to change.

Joint work with Hannes Frederic Sowa.

Cc: Jakub Zawadzki <darkjames-ws@darkjames.pl>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Daniel Borkmann
2014-01-22 02:29:39 +01:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent 6cd28f044b
commit f337db64af
4 changed files with 20 additions and 17 deletions
+1 -7
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@@ -13,20 +13,14 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/reciprocal_div.h>
#include <linux/if_team.h>
static u32 random_N(unsigned int N)
{
return reciprocal_divide(prandom_u32(), N);
}
static bool rnd_transmit(struct team *team, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
struct team_port *port;
int port_index;
port_index = random_N(team->en_port_count);
port_index = prandom_u32_max(team->en_port_count);
port = team_get_port_by_index_rcu(team, port_index);
if (unlikely(!port))
goto drop;