From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161356AbWJKTXD (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:23:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161357AbWJKTXB (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:23:01 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:35227 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161356AbWJKTXA (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:23:00 -0400 Message-ID: <452D4491.30806@garzik.org> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:22:57 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060913) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux Kernel Mailing List CC: eranian@hpl.hp.com, david.mosberger@acm.org, akpm@osdl.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add carta_random32() library routine References: <200610111900.k9BJ01M4021853@hera.kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <200610111900.k9BJ01M4021853@hera.kernel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.3 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.3 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote: > commit e0ab2928cc2202f13f0574d4c6f567f166d307eb > tree 3df0b8e340b1a98cd8a2daa19672ff008e8fb7f9 > parent b611967de4dc5c52049676c4369dcac622a7cdfe > author Stephane Eranian 1160554905 -0700 > committer Linus Torvalds 1160590461 -0700 > > [PATCH] Add carta_random32() library routine > > This is a follow-up patch based on the review for perfmon2. This patch > adds the carta_random32() library routine + carta_random32.h header file. > > This is fast, simple, and efficient pseudo number generator algorithm. We > use it in perfmon2 to randomize the sampling periods. In this context, we > do not need any fancy randomizer. hrm, does this really warrant inclusion into every kernel build, on every platform? Jeff