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+/*
+ * random_seed.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Metaparadigm Pte. Ltd.
+ * Michael Clark <michael@metaparadigm.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the MIT license. See COPYING for details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "config.h"
+
+#define DEBUG_SEED(s)
+
+
+#if defined ENABLE_RDRAND
+
+/* cpuid */
+
+#if defined __GNUC__ && (defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__)
+#define HAS_X86_CPUID 1
+
+static void do_cpuid(int regs[], int h)
+{
+    __asm__ __volatile__(
+#if defined __x86_64__
+                         "pushq %%rbx;\n"
+#else
+                         "pushl %%ebx;\n"
+#endif
+                         "cpuid;\n"
+#if defined __x86_64__
+                         "popq %%rbx;\n"
+#else
+                         "popl %%ebx;\n"
+#endif
+                         : "=a"(regs[0]), [ebx] "=r"(regs[1]), "=c"(regs[2]), "=d"(regs[3])
+                         : "a"(h));
+}
+
+#elif defined _MSC_VER
+
+#define HAS_X86_CPUID 1
+#define do_cpuid __cpuid
+
+#endif
+
+/* has_rdrand */
+
+#if HAS_X86_CPUID
+
+static int has_rdrand()
+{
+    // CPUID.01H:ECX.RDRAND[bit 30] == 1
+    int regs[4];
+    do_cpuid(regs, 1);
+    return (regs[2] & (1 << 30)) != 0;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* get_rdrand_seed - GCC x86 and X64 */
+
+#if defined __GNUC__ && (defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__)
+
+#define HAVE_RDRAND 1
+
+static int get_rdrand_seed()
+{
+    DEBUG_SEED("get_rdrand_seed");
+    int _eax;
+    // rdrand eax
+    __asm__ __volatile__("1: .byte 0x0F\n"
+                         "   .byte 0xC7\n"
+                         "   .byte 0xF0\n"
+                         "   jnc 1b;\n"
+                         : "=a" (_eax));
+    return _eax;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1700
+#define HAVE_RDRAND 1
+
+/* get_rdrand_seed - Visual Studio 2012 and above */
+
+static int get_rdrand_seed()
+{
+    DEBUG_SEED("get_rdrand_seed");
+    int r;
+    while (_rdrand32_step(&r) == 0);
+    return r;
+}
+
+#elif defined _M_IX86
+#define HAVE_RDRAND 1
+
+/* get_rdrand_seed - Visual Studio 2010 and below - x86 only */
+
+static int get_rdrand_seed()
+{
+	DEBUG_SEED("get_rdrand_seed");
+	int _eax;
+retry:
+	// rdrand eax
+	__asm _emit 0x0F __asm _emit 0xC7 __asm _emit 0xF0
+	__asm jnc retry
+	__asm mov _eax, eax
+	return _eax;
+}
+
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#endif /* defined ENABLE_RDRAND */
+
+
+/* has_dev_urandom */
+
+#if defined (__APPLE__) || defined(__unix__) || defined(__linux__)
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#define HAVE_DEV_RANDOM 1
+
+static const char *dev_random_file = "/dev/urandom";
+
+static int has_dev_urandom()
+{
+    struct stat buf;
+    if (stat(dev_random_file, &buf)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return ((buf.st_mode & S_IFCHR) != 0);
+}
+
+
+/* get_dev_random_seed */
+
+static int get_dev_random_seed()
+{
+    DEBUG_SEED("get_dev_random_seed");
+    
+    int fd = open(dev_random_file, O_RDONLY);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error opening %s: %s", dev_random_file, strerror(errno));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    int r;
+    ssize_t nread = read(fd, &r, sizeof(r));
+    if (nread != sizeof(r)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error read %s: %s", dev_random_file, strerror(errno));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    else if (nread != sizeof(r)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error short read %s", dev_random_file);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    close(fd);
+    return r;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+/* get_cryptgenrandom_seed */
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+
+#define HAVE_CRYPTGENRANDOM 1
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
+
+static int get_cryptgenrandom_seed()
+{
+    DEBUG_SEED("get_cryptgenrandom_seed");
+    
+    HCRYPTPROV hProvider = 0;
+    int r;
+    
+    if (!CryptAcquireContextW(&hProvider, 0, 0, PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT | CRYPT_SILENT)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error CryptAcquireContextW");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    if (!CryptGenRandom(hProvider, sizeof(r), (BYTE*)&r)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error CryptGenRandom");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    CryptReleaseContext(hProvider, 0);
+    
+    return r;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+/* get_time_seed */
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+static int get_time_seed()
+{
+    DEBUG_SEED("get_time_seed");
+    
+    return (int)time(NULL) * 433494437;
+}
+
+
+/* json_c_get_random_seed */
+
+int json_c_get_random_seed()
+{
+#if HAVE_RDRAND
+    if (has_rdrand()) return get_rdrand_seed();
+#endif
+#if HAVE_DEV_RANDOM
+    if (has_dev_urandom()) return get_dev_random_seed();
+#endif
+#if HAVE_CRYPTGENRANDOM
+    return get_cryptgenrandom_seed();
+#endif
+    return get_time_seed();
+}