Add rand.init_as_system to allow for system-level based random number generation

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gingerBill
2022-05-15 23:43:20 +01:00
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package rand
import "core:sys/unix"
_system_random :: proc() -> u32 {
for {
value: u32
ret := unix.sys_getrandom(([^]u8)(&value), 4, 0)
if ret < 0 {
switch ret {
case -4: // EINTR
// Call interupted by a signal handler, just retry the request.
continue
case -38: // ENOSYS
// The kernel is apparently prehistoric (< 3.17 circa 2014)
// and does not support getrandom.
panic("getrandom not available in kernel")
case:
// All other failures are things that should NEVER happen
// unless the kernel interface changes (ie: the Linux
// developers break userland).
panic("getrandom failed")
}
}
return value
}
}