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Re: [Xen-API] [xen-api-libs.hg:PATCH 0 of 2] Uuid stuff.

To: <xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, magnus Therning <Magnus.Therning@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-API] [xen-api-libs.hg:PATCH 0 of 2] Uuid stuff.
From: Jonathan Knowles <jonathan.knowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:05:34 +0100
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Here is a new version of the patch to xen-api-libs.hg:

<snip/>

  (** Create a fresh UUID *)
  val make_uuid : unit ->  'a t
+val make_uuid_prng : unit ->  'a t
+val make_uuid_urnd : unit ->  'a t
+val make_uuid_rnd : unit ->  'a t

I recommend adding some ocamldoc comments in the mli file, to
explain the semantics.

Looking at the interface on its own, I'd guess that:

+val make_uuid_prng : unit ->  'a t

This one comes from a pseudo-random number generator.

+val make_uuid_urnd : unit ->  'a t

This one comes straight from /dev/urandom

+val make_uuid_rnd : unit ->  'a t

This one comes straight from /dev/random

Are my guesses correct?

Cheers,
Jonathan

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