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From: Matthew Hall <mhall-Hv3ogNYU3JfZZajBQzqCxQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] eal: rte_rand yields only 62 random bits
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:38:21 -0700
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On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 05:03:02PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> I would argue remove rte_rand from DPDK.

+1

To paraphrase Donald Knuth, "Random numbers should not be generated [using a 
function coded] at random."

It'd be better to fix libc, or considering that has a slow dev cycle and 
platform compatibility limits, use some simple, semi-random, high-performance 
BSD licensed routine from a known-good library.

Matthew.