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Re: [rtl] generating random numbers

To: Adi Sudewa <dewa@students.if.itb.ac.id>
Subject: Re: [rtl] generating random numbers
From: Nathan Simons <npsimons@fsmlabs.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:09:51 -0600
Cc: rtl@rtlinux.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10008091253150.28178-100000@proxy.if.itb.ac.id>; from Adi Sudewa on Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 12:58:20PM +0700
Organization: FSMLabs
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On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 12:58:20PM +0700, Adi Sudewa wrote:
> how to generate random integers from within real-time thread.
> I need to generate random numbers so my simulation can be unpredictable.
> It is not cool to have a train running with 20.00 m/s speed 
> all the time so I'd like to have the speed fluctuate round 20.00 m/s.

	You could used get_random_bytes().  See linux/random.h for the
prototype.

-- 
Nathan Paul Simons, Programmer for FSMLabs
http://www.fsmlabs.com/

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