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Re: time

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: time
Date 2012-11-21 12:01 -0800
Organization None to speak of
Message-ID <ln7gpevi6t.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink)
References <k8ehrs$ddf$1@dont-email.me> <pan.2012.11.20.03.07.29.506000@nowhere.com> <8dd71a20-5caa-4e4a-8c1f-5c7d84b56bd2@h9g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> <50AD0DC6.5090505@verizon.net> <gof.1353524440.12609@somewhere.invalid>

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gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) writes:
> James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> wrote:
>> If srand(time(NULL)) were used in that program, it would generate 
>> the same exact sequence of random numbers for all requests received 
>> during the same second.
>
> Maybe adding process ID to the seed calculation would do the job.
>
> Instead of:
>
> srand(time(NULL))
>
> Use:
>
> srand(time(NULL) ^ getpid())
>
> Or even:
>
> srand(time(NULL) ^ (getpid() << 16))

If it's worth going to that much trouble, it's probably worth using
a better random number generator than rand() (one provided by the
implementation but not specified by the C standard).

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
    Will write code for food.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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time "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-11-19 19:11 -0500
  Re: time Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-11-19 16:26 -0800
    Re: time Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-19 16:51 -0800
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  Re: time Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-19 16:30 -0800
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    Re: time Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-19 23:58 -0800
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      Re: time James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-21 12:22 -0500
        Re: time gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2012-11-21 19:09 +0000
          Re: time Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-21 12:01 -0800
            Re: time gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2012-11-23 08:15 +0000
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            Re: time Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-21 19:57 -0800
              Re: time gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2012-11-23 08:31 +0000
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    Re: time "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-11-20 20:37 -0500
      Re: time Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-20 20:25 -0800
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