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Make sampler_random_fract() actually obey its API contract.

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This function is documented to return a value in the range (0,1),
which is what its predecessor anl_random_fract() did.  However, the
new version depends on pg_erand48() which returns a value in [0,1).
The possibility of returning zero creates hazards of division by zero
or trying to compute log(0) at some call sites, and it might well
break third-party modules using anl_random_fract() too.  So let's
change it to never return zero.  Spotted by Coverity.

Michael Paquier, cosmetically adjusted by me
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Tom Lane 2015-07-01 18:07:48 -04:00
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commit cd7030ff08
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@ -237,7 +237,14 @@ sampler_random_init_state(long seed, SamplerRandomState randstate)
double
sampler_random_fract(SamplerRandomState randstate)
{
return pg_erand48(randstate);
double res;
/* pg_erand48 returns a value in [0.0 - 1.0), so we must reject 0 */
do
{
res = pg_erand48(randstate);
} while (res == 0.0);
return res;
}