Bakul Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Guys, please realize that random() is also used in generating > simulation inputs (or timing or whatever). If you go change > the underlying algorithm or its parameters one can't generate > the same sequence from the same seed when repeating a test. > Some chip bug symptoms show up after hours/days of simulation > time and only with specific inputs so repeatablity is a > requirement.
Go to <URL:http://stat.fsu.edu/pub/diehard/cdrom/> for free download of up to 480,000,000 random bits, which ought to be enough for most simulations. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
