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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/random.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/random.erl
index 01227c29b4..d7b51a151c 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/random.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/random.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2009. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
-export([seed/0, seed/1, seed/3, uniform/0, uniform/1,
uniform_s/1, uniform_s/2, seed0/0]).
+-define(PRIME1, 30269).
+-define(PRIME2, 30307).
+-define(PRIME3, 30323).
+
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%% The type of the state
@@ -44,12 +48,19 @@ seed0() ->
-spec seed() -> ran().
seed() ->
- reseed(seed0()).
+ case seed_put(seed0()) of
+ undefined -> seed0();
+ {_,_,_} = Tuple -> Tuple
+ end.
+
%% seed({A1, A2, A3})
%% Seed random number generation
--spec seed({integer(), integer(), integer()}) -> 'undefined' | ran().
+-spec seed({A1, A2, A3}) -> 'undefined' | ran() when
+ A1 :: integer(),
+ A2 :: integer(),
+ A3 :: integer().
seed({A1, A2, A3}) ->
seed(A1, A2, A3).
@@ -57,20 +68,21 @@ seed({A1, A2, A3}) ->
%% seed(A1, A2, A3)
%% Seed random number generation
--spec seed(integer(), integer(), integer()) -> 'undefined' | ran().
+-spec seed(A1, A2, A3) -> 'undefined' | ran() when
+ A1 :: integer(),
+ A2 :: integer(),
+ A3 :: integer().
seed(A1, A2, A3) ->
- put(random_seed,
- {abs(A1) rem 30269, abs(A2) rem 30307, abs(A3) rem 30323}).
+ seed_put({(abs(A1) rem (?PRIME1-1)) + 1, % Avoid seed numbers that are
+ (abs(A2) rem (?PRIME2-1)) + 1, % even divisors of the
+ (abs(A3) rem (?PRIME3-1)) + 1}). % corresponding primes.
--spec reseed(ran()) -> ran().
-
-reseed({A1, A2, A3}) ->
- case seed(A1, A2, A3) of
- undefined -> seed0();
- {_,_,_} = Tuple -> Tuple
- end.
+-spec seed_put(ran()) -> 'undefined' | ran().
+
+seed_put(Seed) ->
+ put(random_seed, Seed).
%% uniform()
%% Returns a random float between 0 and 1.
@@ -82,18 +94,19 @@ uniform() ->
undefined -> seed0();
Tuple -> Tuple
end,
- B1 = (A1*171) rem 30269,
- B2 = (A2*172) rem 30307,
- B3 = (A3*170) rem 30323,
+ B1 = (A1*171) rem ?PRIME1,
+ B2 = (A2*172) rem ?PRIME2,
+ B3 = (A3*170) rem ?PRIME3,
put(random_seed, {B1,B2,B3}),
- R = A1/30269 + A2/30307 + A3/30323,
+ R = B1/?PRIME1 + B2/?PRIME2 + B3/?PRIME3,
R - trunc(R).
%% uniform(N) -> I
%% Given an integer N >= 1, uniform(N) returns a random integer
%% between 1 and N.
--spec uniform(pos_integer()) -> pos_integer().
+-spec uniform(N) -> pos_integer() when
+ N :: pos_integer().
uniform(N) when is_integer(N), N >= 1 ->
trunc(uniform() * N) + 1.
@@ -104,20 +117,25 @@ uniform(N) when is_integer(N), N >= 1 ->
%% uniform_s(State) -> {F, NewState}
%% Returns a random float between 0 and 1.
--spec uniform_s(ran()) -> {float(), ran()}.
+-spec uniform_s(State0) -> {float(), State1} when
+ State0 :: ran(),
+ State1 :: ran().
uniform_s({A1, A2, A3}) ->
- B1 = (A1*171) rem 30269,
- B2 = (A2*172) rem 30307,
- B3 = (A3*170) rem 30323,
- R = A1/30269 + A2/30307 + A3/30323,
+ B1 = (A1*171) rem ?PRIME1,
+ B2 = (A2*172) rem ?PRIME2,
+ B3 = (A3*170) rem ?PRIME3,
+ R = B1/?PRIME1 + B2/?PRIME2 + B3/?PRIME3,
{R - trunc(R), {B1,B2,B3}}.
%% uniform_s(N, State) -> {I, NewState}
%% Given an integer N >= 1, uniform(N) returns a random integer
%% between 1 and N.
--spec uniform_s(pos_integer(), ran()) -> {integer(), ran()}.
+-spec uniform_s(N, State0) -> {integer(), State1} when
+ N :: pos_integer(),
+ State0 :: ran(),
+ State1 :: ran().
uniform_s(N, State0) when is_integer(N), N >= 1 ->
{F, State1} = uniform_s(State0),