Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Instantiating my own random number generator | Date | Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:08:16 -0300 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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Roberto Jung Drebes <drebes@inf.ufrgs.br> wrote: > I have a kernel module which asks for random numbers using > get_random_bytes(). > > 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.
If it is for experiments, just call MY_get_random_bytes() instead, and define that one as you see fit. This will only work if it is called directly, but then again... -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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