rand 0.10.0

Random number generators and other randomness functionality.
Documentation
// Copyright 2018 Developers of the Rand project.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
// <LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
// except according to those terms.

//! Thread-local random number generator

use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, convert::Infallible};
use std::fmt;
use std::rc::Rc;
use std::thread_local;

use super::{SysError, SysRng};
use rand_core::SeedableRng;
use rand_core::block::{BlockRng, Generator};
use rand_core::{TryCryptoRng, TryRng};

// 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.

// Number of generated bytes after which to reseed `ThreadRng`.
// According to benchmarks, reseeding has a noticeable impact with thresholds
// of 32 kB and less. We choose 64 kiB output to avoid significant overhead;
// since a block consists of 16 4-byte words this equals 1024 blocks.
const RESEED_BLOCK_THRESHOLD: u64 = 1024;

type Core = chacha20::ChaChaCore<chacha20::R12, chacha20::variants::Legacy>;
type Results = <Core as Generator>::Output;

struct ReseedingCore {
    inner: Core,
}

impl Generator for ReseedingCore {
    type Output = Results;

    #[inline(always)]
    fn generate(&mut self, results: &mut Results) {
        if self.inner.get_block_pos() >= RESEED_BLOCK_THRESHOLD {
            self.try_to_reseed();
        }
        self.inner.generate(results);
    }
}

impl ReseedingCore {
    /// Reseed the internal PRNG.
    fn reseed(&mut self) -> Result<(), SysError> {
        Core::try_from_rng(&mut SysRng).map(|result| self.inner = result)
    }

    #[cold]
    #[inline(never)]
    fn try_to_reseed(&mut self) {
        trace!("Reseeding RNG (periodic reseed)");

        if let Err(e) = self.reseed() {
            warn!("Reseeding RNG failed: {e}");
        }
    }
}

/// A reference to the thread-local generator
///
/// This type is a reference to a lazily-initialized thread-local generator.
/// An instance can be obtained via [`rand::rng()`][crate::rng()] or via
/// [`ThreadRng::default()`].
/// The handle cannot be passed between threads (is not `Send` or `Sync`).
///
/// # Security
///
/// Security must be considered relative to a threat model and validation
/// requirements. The Rand project can provide no guarantee of fitness for
/// purpose. The design criteria for `ThreadRng` are as follows:
///
/// - Automatic seeding via [`SysRng`] and after every 64 kB of output.
///   Limitation: there is no automatic reseeding on process fork (see [below](#fork)).
/// - A rigorusly analyzed, unpredictable (cryptographic) pseudo-random generator
///   (see [the book on security](https://rust-random.github.io/book/guide-rngs.html#security)).
///   The currently selected algorithm is ChaCha (12-rounds).
///   See also [`StdRng`] documentation.
/// - Not to leak internal state through [`Debug`] or serialization
///   implementations.
/// - No further protections exist to in-memory state. In particular, the
///   implementation is not required to zero memory on exit (of the process or
///   thread). (This may change in the future.)
/// - Be fast enough for general-purpose usage. Note in particular that
///   `ThreadRng` is designed to be a "fast, reasonably secure generator"
///   (where "reasonably secure" implies the above criteria).
///
/// We leave it to the user to determine whether this generator meets their
/// security requirements. For an alternative, see [`SysRng`].
///
/// # Fork
///
/// `ThreadRng` is not automatically reseeded on fork. It is recommended to
/// explicitly call [`ThreadRng::reseed`] immediately after a fork, for example:
/// ```ignore
/// fn do_fork() {
///     let pid = unsafe { libc::fork() };
///     if pid == 0 {
///         // Reseed ThreadRng in child processes:
///         rand::rng().reseed();
///     }
/// }
/// ```
///
/// Methods on `ThreadRng` are not reentrant-safe and thus should not be called
/// from an interrupt (e.g. a fork handler) unless it can be guaranteed that no
/// other method on the same `ThreadRng` is currently executing.
///
/// [`StdRng`]: crate::rngs::StdRng
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct ThreadRng {
    // Rc is explicitly !Send and !Sync
    rng: Rc<UnsafeCell<BlockRng<ReseedingCore>>>,
}

impl ThreadRng {
    /// Immediately reseed the generator
    ///
    /// This discards any remaining random data in the cache.
    pub fn reseed(&mut self) -> Result<(), SysError> {
        // SAFETY: We must make sure to stop using `rng` before anyone else
        // creates another mutable reference
        let rng = unsafe { &mut *self.rng.get() };
        rng.reset_and_skip(0);
        rng.core.reseed()
    }
}

/// Debug implementation does not leak internal state
impl fmt::Debug for ThreadRng {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "ThreadRng {{ .. }}")
    }
}

thread_local!(
    // We require Rc<..> to avoid premature freeing when ThreadRng is used
    // within thread-local destructors. See #968.
    static THREAD_RNG_KEY: Rc<UnsafeCell<BlockRng<ReseedingCore>>> = {
        Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(BlockRng::new(ReseedingCore {
            inner: Core::try_from_rng(&mut SysRng).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
                panic!("could not initialize ThreadRng: {}", err)
            }),
        })))
    }
);

/// Access a fast, pre-initialized generator
///
/// This is a handle to the local [`ThreadRng`].
///
/// See also [`crate::rngs`] for alternatives.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```
/// use rand::prelude::*;
///
/// # fn main() {
///
/// let mut numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
/// numbers.shuffle(&mut rand::rng());
/// println!("Numbers: {numbers:?}");
///
/// // Using a local binding avoids an initialization-check on each usage:
/// let mut rng = rand::rng();
///
/// println!("True or false: {}", rng.random::<bool>());
/// println!("A simulated die roll: {}", rng.random_range(1..=6));
/// # }
/// ```
///
/// # Security
///
/// Refer to [`ThreadRng#Security`].
pub fn rng() -> ThreadRng {
    let rng = THREAD_RNG_KEY.with(|t| t.clone());
    ThreadRng { rng }
}

impl Default for ThreadRng {
    fn default() -> ThreadRng {
        rng()
    }
}

impl TryRng for ThreadRng {
    type Error = Infallible;

    #[inline(always)]
    fn try_next_u32(&mut self) -> Result<u32, Infallible> {
        // SAFETY: We must make sure to stop using `rng` before anyone else
        // creates another mutable reference
        let rng = unsafe { &mut *self.rng.get() };
        Ok(rng.next_word())
    }

    #[inline(always)]
    fn try_next_u64(&mut self) -> Result<u64, Infallible> {
        // SAFETY: We must make sure to stop using `rng` before anyone else
        // creates another mutable reference
        let rng = unsafe { &mut *self.rng.get() };
        Ok(rng.next_u64_from_u32())
    }

    #[inline(always)]
    fn try_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Infallible> {
        // SAFETY: We must make sure to stop using `rng` before anyone else
        // creates another mutable reference
        let rng = unsafe { &mut *self.rng.get() };
        rng.fill_bytes(dest);
        Ok(())
    }
}

impl TryCryptoRng for ThreadRng {}

#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
    #[test]
    fn test_thread_rng() {
        use crate::RngExt;
        let mut r = crate::rng();
        r.random::<i32>();
        assert_eq!(r.random_range(0..1), 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_debug_output() {
        // We don't care about the exact output here, but it must not include
        // private CSPRNG state or the cache stored by BlockRng!
        assert_eq!(std::format!("{:?}", crate::rng()), "ThreadRng { .. }");
    }
}