c语言常用工具-Linux系统随机数

1.功能：使用Linux系统提供的机制产生随机数

2.代码

#define RANDPATH "/dev/random"
#define MAGIC_NUMBER 2147483647 // 2^31 - 1 
int CreateSystemRandom()
{
	int fp, ret;
	unsigned int rand;

	// Open as read only
	fp = open(RANDPATH, O_RDONLY);
	if(fp < 0){
		fprintf(stderr, "Could not open -%s- for reading.\n",RANDPATH);
		return -1;
	}

	ret = read(fp, &rand, sizeof(rand));
	if(ret < 0){
		fprintf(stderr, "Could not read from -%s-.\n",RANDPATH);
		close(fp);
	return ret;
	}

	fprintf(stdout, "Random value: %u\n", rand);

	close(fp);
	/* Taking Modulus of MAGIC_NUMBER, so that its converted from unsigned int to int .as fields in rtp_session_config is int for ssrc */
	return rand % MAGIC_NUMBER;
}