Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:33:55 +0100 From: Mark R V Murray <mark@grondar.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>, src-committers@freebsd.org, Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r280955 - in head/sys: modules/notrandom dev/notrandom Message-ID: <5A609CED-56E6-4459-8505-58930048AA0D@grondar.org> In-Reply-To: <551C0B2A.9060006@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> <551C0B2A.9060006@freebsd.org>
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> On 1 Apr 2015, at 16:13, Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 > 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. >>>>=20 >>>> 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. >>=20 >> 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. >=20 > I stand corrected... the number selected in the paper was 9 Well spotted! Before someone makes a terrible mistake, I should point out that 4 is = confirmed random, as cited here: https://xkcd.com/221/ M --=20 Mark R V Murray
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