1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nova/utils.py b/nova/utils.py
index ae99212e9..403a6d960 100644
--- a/nova/utils.py
+++ b/nova/utils.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 ISO_TIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
 PERFECT_TIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f"
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
+RESEED = True
 
 FLAGS.register_opt(
     cfg.BoolOpt('disable_process_locking', default=False,
@@ -290,6 +291,13 @@ def debug(arg):
 
 
 def generate_uid(topic, size=8):
+    global RESEED
+    if RESEED:
+        random.seed("%d%s%s" % (os.getpid(),
+                            socket.gethostname(),
+                            time.time()))
+        RESEED = False
+
     characters = '01234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
     choices = [random.choice(characters) for _x in xrange(size)]
     return '%s-%s' % (topic, ''.join(choices))