Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:28:58 +0200 | From | Eli Billauer <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] frandom - fast random generator module |
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Allow me to supply a couple facts about frandom:
* It's not a "crappy" RNG. Its RC4 origins and the fact, that it has passed tests indicate the opposite. A fast RNG doesn't necessarily mean a bad one. I doubt if any test will tell the difference between frandom and any other good RNG. You're most welcome to try.
* Frandom is written completely in C. On an i686, gcc compiles the critical part to 26 assembly instructions per byte, and I doubt if any hand assembly would help significantly. The algorithms is clean and simple, and the compiler performs well with it.
Eli
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