tests/random.c

/* xf86drmRandom.c -- "Minimal Standard" PRNG Implementation
 * Created: Mon Apr 19 08:28:13 1999 by faith@precisioninsight.com
 *
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 * Authors: Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <faith@valinux.com>
 *
 * DESCRIPTION
 *
 * This file contains a simple, straightforward implementation of the Park
 * & Miller "Minimal Standard" PRNG [PM88, PMS93], which is a Lehmer
 * multiplicative linear congruential generator (MLCG) with a period of
 * 2^31-1.
 *
 * This implementation is intended to provide a reliable, portable PRNG
 * that is suitable for testing a hash table implementation and for
 * implementing skip lists.
 *
 * FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
 *
 * If initial seeds are not selected randomly, two instances of the PRNG
 * can be correlated.  [Knuth81, pp. 32-33] describes a shuffling technique
 * that can eliminate this problem.
 *
 * If PRNGs are used for simulation, the period of the current
 * implementation may be too short.  [LE88] discusses methods of combining
 * MLCGs to produce much longer periods, and suggests some alternative
 * values for A and M.  [LE90 and Sch92] also provide information on
 * long-period PRNGs.
 *
 * REFERENCES
 *
 * [Knuth81] Donald E. Knuth. The Art of Computer Programming.  Volume 2:
 * Seminumerical Algorithms.  Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1981.
 *
 * [LE88] Pierre L'Ecuyer. "Efficient and Portable Combined Random Number
 * Generators".  CACM 31(6), June 1988, pp. 742-774.
 *
 * [LE90] Pierre L'Ecuyer. "Random Numbers for Simulation". CACM 33(10,
 * October 1990, pp. 85-97.
 *
 * [PM88] Stephen K. Park and Keith W. Miller. "Random Number Generators:
 * Good Ones are Hard to Find". CACM 31(10), October 1988, pp. 1192-1201.
 *
 * [Sch92] Bruce Schneier. "Pseudo-Ransom Sequence Generator for 32-Bit
 * CPUs".  Dr. Dobb's Journal 17(2), February 1992, pp. 34, 37-38, 40.
 *
 * [PMS93] Stephen K. Park, Keith W. Miller, and Paul K. Stockmeyer.  In
 * "Technical Correspondence: Remarks on Choosing and Implementing Random
 * Number Generators". CACM 36(7), July 1993, pp. 105-110.
 *
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "xf86drm.h"
#include "xf86drmRandom.h"

static void check_period(unsigned long seed)
{
    unsigned long count = 0;
    unsigned long initial;
    void          *state;
    
    state = drmRandomCreate(seed);
    initial = drmRandom(state);
    ++count;
    while (initial != drmRandom(state)) {
	if (!++count) break;
    }
    printf("With seed of %10lu, period = %10lu (0x%08lx)\n",
	   seed, count, count);
    drmRandomDestroy(state);
}

int main(void)
{
    RandomState   *state;
    int           i;
    int           ret;
    unsigned long rand;

    state = drmRandomCreate(1);
    for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
	rand = drmRandom(state);
    }
    ret = rand != state->check;
    printf("After 10000 iterations: %lu (%lu expected): %s\n",
	   rand, state->check,
	   ret ? "*INCORRECT*" : "CORRECT");
    drmRandomDestroy(state);

    printf("Checking periods...\n");
    check_period(1);
    check_period(2);
    check_period(31415926);
    
    return ret;
}