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DateWed, 12 Oct 2005 10:57:14 +0200
FromHagen Paul Pfeifer <>
SubjectRe: Instantiating my own random number generator
On 05.10.11 Roberto Jung Drebes pressed the following keys:

>Is there a way I can set this number generator my own seed value, so  
>that I can replay experiments I perform with my module? If I set a  
>seed for the whole system, it would affect other kernel tasks  
>obtaining random numbers through get_random_bytes(), so I guess that  
>is not a good solution.

No, there insn't a direct alternative. get_random_bytes() should be
good enough - do you realize a weak spot?

>TIA,

HGN

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