> On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 12:55:29AM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
> > I like skip lists too, but one fallacy I found in them for kernel
> > usage is that they require a decent and fast random number source.
> > Perhaps you found a suitable solution to this problem in your
> > application?
>
> I don't think the source has to be _that_ good, so a linear feedback
> shift register should do. You can periodically mix in entropy from the
> random device into the LFSR value to keep it "fairly" random. (Say,
> whenever entropy enters the randomness pool),
>
> -- Jamie
>
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This is what we use, and it works "fine". The numbers don't have to be
GREAT random, just GOOD random.
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