[tor-bugs] #23061 [Core Tor/Tor]: crypto_rand_double() should produce all possible outputs on platforms with 32-bit int

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#23061: crypto_rand_double() should produce all possible outputs on platforms with
32-bit int
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.2.14-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-relay, security-low, privcount,  |  Actual Points:  0.5
  031-backport, 030-backport, 029-backport, 028  |
  -backport-maybe, 027-backport-maybe, 026       |
  -backport-maybe, review-group-22               |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  0.1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  SponsorQ
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Comment (by yawning):

 Replying to [comment:21 nickm]:
 > Okay, I've tried it out, and gotten some results.  Apparently when
 Yawning's code above is used, Teor's tests no longer report that 53 bits
 of mantissa are set -- only 52 bits are set.  I think this is okay, but
 can we do better?  See branch here for more: `feature23061_v2_yawning`.

 The routine I provided has this property on "sane" systems:

   `uint64_to_dbl_0_1(1) == 1.1102230246251565e-16 /* 2^-53 */`

 I don't think anything more is actually useful.

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