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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se> | 2016-03-25 13:33:41 +0100 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se> | 2016-03-25 13:33:41 +0100 |
| commit | c5f0bedd07467c089b0eca567828508abfcc9b6d (patch) | |
| tree | e775444f4d2fccc46cbeb8825b54dfd4662127f1 /man/zrand.3 | |
| parent | zrand: add MODUNIFORM and add tests for QUASIUNIFORM and MODUNIFORM (diff) | |
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zrand: add DEFAULT_RANDOM and FASTEST_RANDOM
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>
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diff --git a/man/zrand.3 b/man/zrand.3 index 97100bc..6092c5e 100644 --- a/man/zrand.3 +++ b/man/zrand.3 @@ -18,6 +18,29 @@ selects the device uses to generate random bits. This value may be either of: .TP +.B DEFAULT_RANDOM +This is a version-dependent alias for the +default random number generator. That is, +using this option will cause +.B zrand +to select the default random number generator. +Which random number generator is actually +selected may change between versions of +.B zrand. + +The selection will be a balance between randomness +and performance. +.TP +.B FASTEST_RANDOM +This is a version-dependent alias for the +fastest random number generator. That is, +using this option will cause +.B zrand +to select the fastest random number generator. +Which random number generator is actually +selected may change between versions of +.B zrand. +.TP .B FAST_RANDOM The fast, non-blocking random number generator. This is /dev/urandom on Linux. |