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[Bug libc/10320] erand48 implementation not thread safe but POSIX says it should be


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10320

Rich Felker <bugdal at aerifal dot cx> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Rich Felker <bugdal at aerifal dot cx> 2012-12-20 22:52:25 UTC ---
Can you clarify whether there is actually a bug here? POSIX says:

  The drand48(), lrand48(), and mrand48() functions need not be thread-safe.

If you're claiming erand48, jrand48, and/or nrand48 also have thread-safety
problems, please clarify that and explain what the problem is.

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