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add thread info to pico_rand docs (#1214)

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Graham Sanderson 2023-02-02 12:29:06 -06:00 committed by GitHub
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src/rp2_common/pico_rand/include/pico/rand.h
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@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ extern "C" {
*
* Random Number Generator API
*
* This module generates random numbers at runtime via a number of possible entropy
* This module generates random numbers at runtime utilizing a number of possible entropy
* sources and uses those sources to modify the state of a 128-bit 'Pseudo
* Random Number Generator' implemented in software.
*
* The random numbers (32 to 128 bit) to be supplied are read from the PRNG which is used
* to help provide a large number space.
*
* The following (multiple) sources of entropy are available of varying quality, each enabled by a #define:
* The following (multiple) sources of entropy are available (of varying quality), each enabled by a #define:
*
* - The Ring Oscillator (ROSC) (\ref PICO_RAND_ENTROPY_SRC_ROSC == 1):
* \ref PICO_RAND_ROSC_BIT_SAMPLE_COUNT bits are gathered from the ring oscillator "random bit" and mixed in each
@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ extern "C" {
*
* With default settings, the seed generation takes approximately 1 millisecond while
* subsequent random numbers generally take between 10 and 20 microseconds to generate.
*
* pico_rand methods may be safely called from either core or from an IRQ, but be careful in the latter case as the
* the calls may block for a number of microseconds waiting on more entropy.
*/
// ---------------
@ -148,6 +151,9 @@ typedef struct rng_128 {
/*! \brief Get 128-bit random number
* \ingroup pico_rand
*
* This method may be safely called from either core or from an IRQ, but be careful in the latter case as
* the call may block for a number of microseconds waiting on more entropy.
*
* \param rand128 Pointer to storage to accept a 128-bit random number
*/
void get_rand_128(rng_128_t *rand128);
@ -155,6 +161,9 @@ void get_rand_128(rng_128_t *rand128);
/*! \brief Get 64-bit random number
* \ingroup pico_rand
*
* This method may be safely called from either core or from an IRQ, but be careful in the latter case as
* the call may block for a number of microseconds waiting on more entropy.
*
* \return 64-bit random number
*/
uint64_t get_rand_64(void);
@ -162,6 +171,9 @@ uint64_t get_rand_64(void);
/*! \brief Get 32-bit random number
* \ingroup pico_rand
*
* This method may be safely called from either core or from an IRQ, but be careful in the latter case as
* the call may block for a number of microseconds waiting on more entropy.
*
* \return 32-bit random number
*/
uint32_t get_rand_32(void);