From: wudmx@web.de (Andreas Leppert)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Creating the same random numbers
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:38:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110129233820.GB3225@yoda> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=npMrRDt8FQ=EM-dC-jYBts8KC5BY5A9tqx2a-@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 07:34:21PM +0000, Anuz Pratap Singh Tomar wrote:
> > for my evaluation of different kernel modules which rely on randomness I
> > need the same set of random numbers for each of them.
> >
> > Is there any chance that I can get a random number which depends on a
> > kind of seed value? So if I start with the same seed value, the same
> > random numbers should be generated.
> >
> If the same numbers are generated, then how can you call it random?
I want to compare different kernel modules which all require some data
based on randomness. But I can only compare them correctly, if they get
the same random data at a certain stage.
I do only need this (the "fixed random numbers") for my evaluation!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-29 23:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-01-29 14:09 Creating the same random numbers Andreas Leppert
2011-01-29 19:34 ` Anuz Pratap Singh Tomar
2011-01-29 21:09 ` Enrico Granata
2011-01-29 23:38 ` Andreas Leppert [this message]
[not found] ` <1041152607-1296331182-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-897203629-@b27.c7.bise7.blackberry>
2011-01-29 23:41 ` Andreas Leppert
2011-01-30 0:11 ` Manohar Vanga
2011-01-29 23:49 ` Andreas Leppert
2011-01-30 0:34 ` Javier Martinez Canillas
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