Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rash...@gmail.com> writes: > On Mon, 11 Apr 2022 at 20:20, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> >> >> How about we just say "uses a linear-feedback shift register algorithm"? > > I think it'd be sufficient to just say that it's a deterministic > pseudorandom number generator. I don't see much value in documenting > the internal algorithm used. > >> > Should we >> > perhaps also add a warning that the same seed is not guaranteed to >> > produce the same sequence across different (major?) versions? >> >> I wouldn't bother, on the grounds that then we'd need such disclaimers >> in a whole lot of places. Others might see it differently though. > > Agreed, though I think when the release notes are written, they ought > to warn that the sequence will change with this release.
WFM on both points. > Regards, > Dean - ilmari
