prandom_seed_state(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so, bestie, welcome to prandom_seed_state(9) from the Kernel API Manual — she is literally the one who sets the seed for prandom_u32_state(). The name is giving prandom_seed_state — set seed for prandom_u32_state(). Periodt. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

The signature is right here, and yes, it is exact because we do not mess with the code:

void prandom_seed_state (struct rnd_state *state , u64 seed );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

okay so, the arguments are lowkey simple and highkey important:

• state — pointer to the state structure that receives the seed. 🫶
• seed — arbitrary 64-bit value to use as a seed. 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

for more kernel lore, go peek at:

• the Kernel file ./tools/include/linux/prandom.h
• prandom_u32_state(9)

that's the whole circle, bestie ✨

xoxo, your kernel bestie 💖 — source/version: ./tools/include/linux, date: October 2026, page: prandom_seed_state(9).