// Copyright 2018 Developers of the Rand project. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT license // , at your // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed // except according to those terms. //! Thread-local random number generator use std::cell::UnsafeCell; use {RngCore, CryptoRng, SeedableRng, Error}; use rngs::adapter::ReseedingRng; use rngs::EntropyRng; use rand_hc::Hc128Core; // Rationale for using `UnsafeCell` in `ThreadRng`: // // Previously we used a `RefCell`, with an overhead of ~15%. There will only // ever be one mutable reference to the interior of the `UnsafeCell`, because // we only have such a reference inside `next_u32`, `next_u64`, etc. Within a // single thread (which is the definition of `ThreadRng`), there will only ever // be one of these methods active at a time. // // A possible scenario where there could be multiple mutable references is if // `ThreadRng` is used inside `next_u32` and co. But the implementation is // completely under our control. We just have to ensure none of them use // `ThreadRng` internally, which is nonsensical anyway. We should also never run // `ThreadRng` in destructors of its implementation, which is also nonsensical. // // The additional `Rc` is not strictly neccesary, and could be removed. For now // it ensures `ThreadRng` stays `!Send` and `!Sync`, and implements `Clone`. // Number of generated bytes after which to reseed `TreadRng`. // // The time it takes to reseed HC-128 is roughly equivalent to generating 7 KiB. // We pick a treshold here that is large enough to not reduce the average // performance too much, but also small enough to not make reseeding something // that basically never happens. const THREAD_RNG_RESEED_THRESHOLD: u64 = 32*1024*1024; // 32 MiB /// The type returned by [`thread_rng`], essentially just a reference to the /// PRNG in thread-local memory. /// /// `ThreadRng` uses [`ReseedingRng`] wrapping the same PRNG as [`StdRng`], /// which is reseeded after generating 32 MiB of random data. A single instance /// is cached per thread and the returned `ThreadRng` is a reference to this /// instance — hence `ThreadRng` is neither `Send` nor `Sync` but is safe to use /// within a single thread. This RNG is seeded and reseeded via [`EntropyRng`] /// as required. /// /// Note that the reseeding is done as an extra precaution against entropy /// leaks and is in theory unnecessary — to predict `ThreadRng`'s output, an /// attacker would have to either determine most of the RNG's seed or internal /// state, or crack the algorithm used. /// /// Like [`StdRng`], `ThreadRng` is a cryptographically secure PRNG. The current /// algorithm used is [HC-128], which is an array-based PRNG that trades memory /// usage for better performance. This makes it similar to ISAAC, the algorithm /// used in `ThreadRng` before rand 0.5. /// /// Cloning this handle just produces a new reference to the same thread-local /// generator. /// /// [`thread_rng`]: ../fn.thread_rng.html /// [`ReseedingRng`]: adapter/struct.ReseedingRng.html /// [`StdRng`]: struct.StdRng.html /// [`EntropyRng`]: struct.EntropyRng.html /// [HC-128]: ../../rand_hc/struct.Hc128Rng.html #[derive(Clone, Debug)] pub struct ThreadRng { // use of raw pointer implies type is neither Send nor Sync rng: *mut ReseedingRng, } thread_local!( static THREAD_RNG_KEY: UnsafeCell> = { let mut entropy_source = EntropyRng::new(); let r = Hc128Core::from_rng(&mut entropy_source).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("could not initialize thread_rng: {}", err)); let rng = ReseedingRng::new(r, THREAD_RNG_RESEED_THRESHOLD, entropy_source); UnsafeCell::new(rng) } ); /// Retrieve the lazily-initialized thread-local random number generator, /// seeded by the system. Intended to be used in method chaining style, /// e.g. `thread_rng().gen::()`, or cached locally, e.g. /// `let mut rng = thread_rng();`. Invoked by the `Default` trait, making /// `ThreadRng::default()` equivelent. /// /// For more information see [`ThreadRng`]. /// /// [`ThreadRng`]: rngs/struct.ThreadRng.html pub fn thread_rng() -> ThreadRng { ThreadRng { rng: THREAD_RNG_KEY.with(|t| t.get()) } } impl Default for ThreadRng { fn default() -> ThreadRng { ::prelude::thread_rng() } } impl RngCore for ThreadRng { #[inline(always)] fn next_u32(&mut self) -> u32 { unsafe { (*self.rng).next_u32() } } #[inline(always)] fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 { unsafe { (*self.rng).next_u64() } } fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) { unsafe { (*self.rng).fill_bytes(dest) } } fn try_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> { unsafe { (*self.rng).try_fill_bytes(dest) } } } impl CryptoRng for ThreadRng {} #[cfg(test)] mod test { #[test] fn test_thread_rng() { use Rng; let mut r = ::thread_rng(); r.gen::(); assert_eq!(r.gen_range(0, 1), 0); } }