Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 23:13:46 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org>, Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r280955 - in head/sys: modules/notrandom dev/notrandom Message-ID: <551C0B2A.9060006@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <551C0A92.8070507@freebsd.org> References: <20150401113628.GA16649@dft-labs.eu> <20150401114313.GZ64665@FreeBSD.org> <20150401115204.GB16649@dft-labs.eu> <1427897897.82583.62.camel@freebsd.org> <551C0A92.8070507@freebsd.org>
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On 4/1/15 11:11 PM, Julian Elischer wrote: > On 4/1/15 10:18 PM, Ian Lepore wrote: >> On Wed, 2015-04-01 at 13:52 +0200, Mateusz Guzik wrote: >>> As a side note I'm surprised with the choice of 7. >>> >>> I would expect 3, no more, no less. 3 would be the number returned, >>> and the number readers receive would be 3. >> 5 would be right out. > > there is prior art for 7... I remember seeing it once.. 7, 7, 7, 7, > 7 ... > that's the trouble with randomness, you can't really tell.. > I remember a part of a paper on the topic by Adams S, et al. > I think it was towards the end of the paper. I stand corrected... the number selected in the paper was 9 > > >> >> -- Ian >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
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