1 /* xf86drmRandom.c -- "Minimal Standard" PRNG Implementation
2  * Created: Mon Apr 19 08:28:13 1999 by faith@precisioninsight.com
3  *
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26  * Authors: Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <faith@valinux.com>
27  *
28  * DESCRIPTION
29  *
30  * This file contains a simple, straightforward implementation of the Park
31  * & Miller "Minimal Standard" PRNG [PM88, PMS93], which is a Lehmer
32  * multiplicative linear congruential generator (MLCG) with a period of
33  * 2^31-1.
34  *
35  * This implementation is intended to provide a reliable, portable PRNG
36  * that is suitable for testing a hash table implementation and for
37  * implementing skip lists.
38  *
39  * FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
40  *
41  * If initial seeds are not selected randomly, two instances of the PRNG
42  * can be correlated.  [Knuth81, pp. 32-33] describes a shuffling technique
43  * that can eliminate this problem.
44  *
45  * If PRNGs are used for simulation, the period of the current
46  * implementation may be too short.  [LE88] discusses methods of combining
47  * MLCGs to produce much longer periods, and suggests some alternative
48  * values for A and M.  [LE90 and Sch92] also provide information on
49  * long-period PRNGs.
50  *
51  * REFERENCES
52  *
53  * [Knuth81] Donald E. Knuth. The Art of Computer Programming.  Volume 2:
54  * Seminumerical Algorithms.  Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1981.
55  *
56  * [LE88] Pierre L'Ecuyer. "Efficient and Portable Combined Random Number
57  * Generators".  CACM 31(6), June 1988, pp. 742-774.
58  *
59  * [LE90] Pierre L'Ecuyer. "Random Numbers for Simulation". CACM 33(10,
60  * October 1990, pp. 85-97.
61  *
62  * [PM88] Stephen K. Park and Keith W. Miller. "Random Number Generators:
63  * Good Ones are Hard to Find". CACM 31(10), October 1988, pp. 1192-1201.
64  *
65  * [Sch92] Bruce Schneier. "Pseudo-Ransom Sequence Generator for 32-Bit
66  * CPUs".  Dr. Dobb's Journal 17(2), February 1992, pp. 34, 37-38, 40.
67  *
68  * [PMS93] Stephen K. Park, Keith W. Miller, and Paul K. Stockmeyer.  In
69  * "Technical Correspondence: Remarks on Choosing and Implementing Random
70  * Number Generators". CACM 36(7), July 1993, pp. 105-110.
71  *
72  */
73 
74 #include <stdio.h>
75 #include <stdlib.h>
76 
77 #include "xf86drm.h"
78 #include "xf86drmRandom.h"
79 
80 static void check_period(unsigned long seed)
81 {
82     unsigned long count = 0;
83     unsigned long initial;
84     void          *state;
85 
86     state = drmRandomCreate(seed);
87     initial = drmRandom(state);
88     ++count;
89     while (initial != drmRandom(state)) {
90 	if (!++count) break;
91     }
92     printf("With seed of %10lu, period = %10lu (0x%08lx)\n",
93 	   seed, count, count);
94     drmRandomDestroy(state);
95 }
96 
97 int main(void)
98 {
99     RandomState   *state;
100     int           i;
101     int           ret;
102     unsigned long rand;
103 
104     state = drmRandomCreate(1);
105     for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
106 	rand = drmRandom(state);
107     }
108     ret = rand != state->check;
109     printf("After 10000 iterations: %lu (%lu expected): %s\n",
110 	   rand, state->check,
111 	   ret ? "*INCORRECT*" : "CORRECT");
112     drmRandomDestroy(state);
113 
114     printf("Checking periods...\n");
115     check_period(1);
116     check_period(2);
117     check_period(31415926);
118 
119     return ret;
120 }
121