#include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 
 static int dev = -EINVAL;
 module_param(dev, int, S_IRUGO);
 static int ebcnt;
 static int pgcnt;
 static int errcnt;
-static unsigned long next = 1;
-
-static inline unsigned int simple_rand(void)
-{
-       next = next * 1103515245 + 12345;
-       return (unsigned int)((next / 65536) % 32768);
-}
-
-static inline void simple_srand(unsigned long seed)
-{
-       next = seed;
-}
-
-static void set_random_data(unsigned char *buf, size_t len)
-{
-       size_t i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
-               buf[i] = simple_rand();
-}
+static struct rnd_state rnd_state;
 
 static int erase_eraseblock(int ebnum)
 {
        size_t written;
        loff_t addr = ebnum * mtd->erasesize;
 
-       set_random_data(writebuf, mtd->erasesize);
+       prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, writebuf, mtd->erasesize);
        cond_resched();
        err = mtd_write(mtd, addr, mtd->erasesize, &written, writebuf);
        if (err || written != mtd->erasesize)
        for (i = 0; i < ebcnt && bbt[ebcnt - i - 1]; ++i)
                addrn -= mtd->erasesize;
 
-       set_random_data(writebuf, mtd->erasesize);
+       prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, writebuf, mtd->erasesize);
        for (j = 0; j < pgcnt - 1; ++j, addr += pgsize) {
                /* Do a read to set the internal dataRAMs to different data */
                err = mtd_read(mtd, addr0, bufsize, &read, twopages);
        }
        /* Check boundary between eraseblocks */
        if (addr <= addrn - pgsize - pgsize && !bbt[ebnum + 1]) {
-               unsigned long oldnext = next;
+               struct rnd_state old_state = rnd_state;
+
                /* Do a read to set the internal dataRAMs to different data */
                err = mtd_read(mtd, addr0, bufsize, &read, twopages);
                if (mtd_is_bitflip(err))
                        return err;
                }
                memcpy(boundary, writebuf + mtd->erasesize - pgsize, pgsize);
-               set_random_data(boundary + pgsize, pgsize);
+               prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, boundary + pgsize, pgsize);
                if (memcmp(twopages, boundary, bufsize)) {
                        pr_err("error: verify failed at %#llx\n",
                               (long long)addr);
                        errcnt += 1;
                }
-               next = oldnext;
+               rnd_state = old_state;
        }
        return err;
 }
                return err;
 
        pr_info("writing 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
-       set_random_data(writebuf, pgsize);
+       prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, writebuf, pgsize);
        strcpy(writebuf, "There is no data like this!");
        err = mtd_write(mtd, addr0, pgsize, &written, writebuf);
        if (err || written != pgsize) {
                return err;
 
        pr_info("writing 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
-       set_random_data(writebuf, pgsize);
+       prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, writebuf, pgsize);
        strcpy(writebuf, "There is no data like this!");
        err = mtd_write(mtd, addr0, pgsize, &written, writebuf);
        if (err || written != pgsize) {
                return err;
 
        pr_info("writing 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
-       set_random_data(writebuf, pgsize);
+       prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, writebuf, pgsize);
        err = mtd_write(mtd, addr0, pgsize, &written, writebuf);
        if (err || written != pgsize) {
                pr_err("error: write failed at %#llx\n",
        pr_info("erased %u eraseblocks\n", i);
 
        /* Write all eraseblocks */
-       simple_srand(1);
+       prandom_seed_state(&rnd_state, 1);
        pr_info("writing whole device\n");
        for (i = 0; i < ebcnt; ++i) {
                if (bbt[i])
        pr_info("written %u eraseblocks\n", i);
 
        /* Check all eraseblocks */
-       simple_srand(1);
+       prandom_seed_state(&rnd_state, 1);
        pr_info("verifying all eraseblocks\n");
        for (i = 0; i < ebcnt; ++i) {
                if (bbt[i])