[PATCH] randomize_range: use random long instead of int

[william . c . roberts]

From: William Roberts <william.c.roberts@xxxxxxxxx>

Use a long when generating the random range rather than
an int. This will produce better random distributions as
well as matching all the types at hand.

Signed-off-by: William Roberts <william.c.roberts@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/char/random.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 0158d3b..bbf11b5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,8 @@ randomize_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, unsigned long len)
 
 	if (end <= start + len)
 		return 0;
-	return PAGE_ALIGN(get_random_int() % range + start);
+
+	return PAGE_ALIGN(get_random_long() % range + start);
 }
 
 /* Interface for in-kernel drivers of true hardware RNGs.
-- 
1.9.1