[PATCH] Add carta_random32() library routine

This is a follow-up patch based on the review for perfmon2.  This patch
adds the carta_random32() library routine + carta_random32.h header file.

This is fast, simple, and efficient pseudo number generator algorithm.  We
use it in perfmon2 to randomize the sampling periods.  In this context, we
do not need any fancy randomizer.

Signed-off-by: stephane eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
Cc: David Mosberger <david.mosberger@acm.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/carta_random32.h b/include/linux/carta_random32.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6f3bd9f20b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/carta_random32.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Fast, simple, yet decent quality random number generator based on
+ * a paper by David G. Carta ("Two Fast Implementations of the
+ * `Minimal Standard' Random Number Generator," Communications of the
+ * ACM, January, 1990).
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ *      Contributed by Stephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ * 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_CARTA_RANDOM32_H_
+#define _LINUX_CARTA_RANDOM32_H_
+
+u64 carta_random32(u64 seed);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_CARTA_RANDOM32_H_ */