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-rw-r--r--stdlib/random_r.c4
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4f74b500f0..000a535f1d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2009-11-24  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	[BZ #3662]
+	* stdlib/random_r.c: Fix comments for __initstate_r and __setstate_r.
+	Patch by Christopher Neufeld <glibcbugs0000@cneufeld.ca>.
+
 	* sysdeps/unix/grantpt.c (pts_name): Take additional parameter,
 	pass it on to __ptsname_internal.
 	(grantpt): Pass stat64 pointer to pts_name.  Remove stat call here.
diff --git a/stdlib/random_r.c b/stdlib/random_r.c
index 90a157f9c1..51a2e8c812 100644
--- a/stdlib/random_r.c
+++ b/stdlib/random_r.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ weak_alias (__srandom_r, srandom_r)
    lose this information and will be able to restart with setstate.
    Note: The first thing we do is save the current state, if any, just like
    setstate so that it doesn't matter when initstate is called.
-   Returns a pointer to the old state.  */
+   Returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure.  */
 int
 __initstate_r (seed, arg_state, n, buf)
      unsigned int seed;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ weak_alias (__initstate_r, initstate_r)
    location into the zeroth word of the state information. Note that due
    to the order in which things are done, it is OK to call setstate with the
    same state as the current state
-   Returns a pointer to the old state information.  */
+   Returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure.  */
 int
 __setstate_r (arg_state, buf)
      char *arg_state;