base/random.cc

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#include <cstdlib>
#include <cmath>

#include "sim/param.hh"
#include "base/random.hh"

using namespace std;

class RandomContext : public ParamContext
{
  public:
    RandomContext(const string &_iniSection)
        : ::ParamContext(_iniSection) {}
    ~RandomContext();

    void checkParams();
};

RandomContext paramContext("random");

Param<unsigned>
seed(&paramContext, "seed", "seed to random number generator", 1);

void
RandomContext::checkParams()
{
    ::srandom(seed);
}

long
getLong()
{
    return random();
}

// idea for generating a double from erand48
double
getDouble()
{
    union {
        uint32_t _long[2];
        uint16_t _short[4];
    };

    _long[0] = random();
    _long[1] = random();

    return ldexp((double) _short[0], -48) +
        ldexp((double) _short[1], -32) +
        ldexp((double) _short[2], -16);
}