From: Sascha Schumann <sas@php.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:56:56 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Instead of using the poor system rand() algorithm and the
X-Git-Tag: PRE_TSRM_MERGE_PATCH~85
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9576ab24dd1e21ef674f8d6b95de5055b3f8e1f9;p=php

Instead of using the poor system rand() algorithm and the
system-time seed, rely on the long-living LCG to determine
whether to start the GC process.
---

diff --git a/ext/session/session.c b/ext/session/session.c
index 1248e6e02d..f709b6be2b 100644
--- a/ext/session/session.c
+++ b/ext/session/session.c
@@ -911,9 +911,8 @@ static void php_session_start(PSLS_D)
 	if (PS(mod_data) && PS(gc_probability) > 0) {
 		int nrdels = -1;
 
-		srand(time(NULL));
-		nrand = (int) (100.0*rand()/RAND_MAX);
-		if (nrand < PS(gc_probability)) {
+		nrand = (int) (100.0*php_combined_lcg());
+		if (nrand <= PS(gc_probability)) {
 			PS(mod)->gc(&PS(mod_data), PS(gc_maxlifetime), &nrdels);
 #if 0
 			if (nrdels != -1)