NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       get_random_bytes_wait  -  General:  Returns  the requested
       number of random bytes and places them in a buffer.

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       void get_random_bytes_wait(
               void *buf,
               int nbytes );

ARGUMENTS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies the address of the buffer in which the requested
       random  bytes  are stored.  Specifies the number of random
       bytes.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The get_random_bytes_wait() routine returns the  requested
       number  of  random bytes and places them in a buffer. This
       routine is for kernel modules that can be in a wait state.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Upon    successful   completion,   get_random_bytes_wait()
       returns a buffer filled with random bytes.

       ************Fran,  what  does  it  return  upon   failure,
       efault?

EXAMPLE    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  following  example  shows  how  to  use  the get_random_bytes_wait()
 routine to generate a random DCE UUID:

       unsigned char uuid[16]; get_random_bytes_wait(uuid, sizeof
       (uuid));  uuid[6]  =  (uuid[6] & 0x0f) | 0x40;     /* UUID
       version 4 -- random genmeration */ uuid[8]  =  (uuid[8]  &
       0x3f) | 0x80;     /* UUID variant DCE */

       ************Fran, can you send me an example for this routine
 too? I just copied the example that you gave  me  for
       the other one. Thanks.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Routines: get_random_bytes(9r)

       Files: random(4) and urandom(4)



                                        get_random_bytes_wait(9r)