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diff --git a/rand/src/rngs/small.rs b/rand/src/rngs/small.rs index b652c8c..6571363 100644 --- a/rand/src/rngs/small.rs +++ b/rand/src/rngs/small.rs @@ -8,35 +8,42 @@ //! A small fast RNG -use {RngCore, SeedableRng, Error}; +use rand_core::{RngCore, SeedableRng, Error}; -#[cfg(all(all(rustc_1_26, not(target_os = "emscripten")), target_pointer_width = "64"))] -type Rng = ::rand_pcg::Pcg64Mcg; -#[cfg(not(all(all(rustc_1_26, not(target_os = "emscripten")), target_pointer_width = "64")))] -type Rng = ::rand_pcg::Pcg32; +#[cfg(all(not(target_os = "emscripten"), target_pointer_width = "64"))] +type Rng = rand_pcg::Pcg64Mcg; +#[cfg(not(all(not(target_os = "emscripten"), target_pointer_width = "64")))] +type Rng = rand_pcg::Pcg32; -/// An RNG recommended when small state, cheap initialization and good -/// performance are required. The PRNG algorithm in `SmallRng` is chosen to be -/// efficient on the current platform, **without consideration for cryptography -/// or security**. The size of its state is much smaller than for [`StdRng`]. +/// A small-state, fast non-crypto PRNG /// -/// Reproducibility of output from this generator is however not required, thus -/// future library versions may use a different internal generator with -/// different output. Further, this generator may not be portable and can -/// produce different output depending on the architecture. If you require -/// reproducible output, use a named RNG. Refer to the documentation on the -/// [`prng` module](../prng/index.html). +/// `SmallRng` may be a good choice when a PRNG with small state, cheap +/// initialization, good statistical quality and good performance are required. +/// It is **not** a good choice when security against prediction or +/// reproducibility are important. /// -/// The current algorithm is [`Pcg64Mcg`] on 64-bit platforms with Rust version -/// 1.26 and later, or [`Pcg32`] otherwise. +/// This PRNG is **feature-gated**: to use, you must enable the crate feature +/// `small_rng`. +/// +/// The algorithm is deterministic but should not be considered reproducible +/// due to dependence on platform and possible replacement in future +/// library versions. For a reproducible generator, use a named PRNG from an +/// external crate, e.g. [rand_pcg] or [rand_chacha]. +/// Refer also to [The Book](https://rust-random.github.io/book/guide-rngs.html). +/// +/// The PRNG algorithm in `SmallRng` is chosen to be +/// efficient on the current platform, without consideration for cryptography +/// or security. The size of its state is much smaller than [`StdRng`]. +/// The current algorithm is [`Pcg64Mcg`](rand_pcg::Pcg64Mcg) on 64-bit +/// platforms and [`Pcg32`](rand_pcg::Pcg32) on 32-bit platforms. Both are +/// implemented by the [rand_pcg] crate. /// /// # Examples /// -/// Initializing `SmallRng` with a random seed can be done using [`FromEntropy`]: +/// Initializing `SmallRng` with a random seed can be done using [`SeedableRng::from_entropy`]: /// /// ``` -/// # use rand::Rng; -/// use rand::FromEntropy; +/// use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng}; /// use rand::rngs::SmallRng; /// /// // Create small, cheap to initialize and fast RNG with a random seed. @@ -64,11 +71,10 @@ type Rng = ::rand_pcg::Pcg32; /// .collect(); /// ``` /// -/// [`FromEntropy`]: ../trait.FromEntropy.html -/// [`StdRng`]: struct.StdRng.html -/// [`thread_rng`]: ../fn.thread_rng.html -/// [`Pcg64Mcg`]: ../../rand_pcg/type.Pcg64Mcg.html -/// [`Pcg32`]: ../../rand_pcg/type.Pcg32.html +/// [`StdRng`]: crate::rngs::StdRng +/// [`thread_rng`]: crate::thread_rng +/// [rand_chacha]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_chacha +/// [rand_pcg]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_pcg #[derive(Clone, Debug)] pub struct SmallRng(Rng); @@ -83,10 +89,12 @@ impl RngCore for SmallRng { self.0.next_u64() } + #[inline(always)] fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) { self.0.fill_bytes(dest); } + #[inline(always)] fn try_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> { self.0.try_fill_bytes(dest) } @@ -95,10 +103,12 @@ impl RngCore for SmallRng { impl SeedableRng for SmallRng { type Seed = <Rng as SeedableRng>::Seed; + #[inline(always)] fn from_seed(seed: Self::Seed) -> Self { SmallRng(Rng::from_seed(seed)) } + #[inline(always)] fn from_rng<R: RngCore>(rng: R) -> Result<Self, Error> { Rng::from_rng(rng).map(SmallRng) } |