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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 3/3] treewide: use get_random_u32_between() when possible
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 01:03:14AM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 12:55:47AM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> > 2) What to call it:
> > - between I still like, because it mirrors "I'm thinking of a number
> > between 1 and 10 and..." that everybody knows,
> > - inclusive I guess works, but it's not a preposition,
> > - bikeshed color #3?
>
> - between
> - ranged
> - spanning
>
> https://www.thefreedictionary.com/List-of-prepositions.htm
> - amid
>
> Sigh, names.

I think "inclusive" is best. The other words still don't provide
unambiguous language. It's the language used in formal math, e.g.
sigma-notation, etc. It's an adjective for "get random" (verb, noun).

--
Kees Cook

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