// Copyright 2018 Developers of the Rand project. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT license // , 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; type Results = ::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) { if let Err(e) = self.reseed() { panic!("could not reseed ThreadRng: {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 rigorously 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`]. /// /// # Forks and interrupts /// /// `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. /// /// # Panics /// /// Implementations of [`TryRng`] and [`Rng`] panic in case of [`SysRng`] /// failure during reseeding (highly unlikely). /// /// [`StdRng`]: crate::rngs::StdRng /// [`Rng`]: rand_core::Rng #[derive(Clone)] pub struct ThreadRng { // Rc is explicitly !Send and !Sync rng: Rc>>, } 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>> = { 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::()); /// println!("A simulated die roll: {}", rng.random_range(1..=6)); /// # } /// ``` /// /// # Security /// /// Refer to [`ThreadRng#Security`]. /// /// # Panics /// /// This method panics in case of [`SysRng`] failure during initial seeding. 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 { // 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 { // 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::(); 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 { .. }"); } }