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From: "michele.paolino" <michele.paolino@studio.unibo.it>
Subject: Re: generate random numbers
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:32:01 +0100
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I need less than 10 bits at rate of 10 milliseconds. With a random number I
will select the next VCPU to schedule.

Michele

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:51 AM, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au
> wrote:

> >
> > Hi!
> > I am interested in writing a scheduler for Xen for academic purposes.
> I need
> > to generate random numbers.
> > Is it possible to generate random numbers in xen hypervisor
> developement?If
> > this is possible, how can I do it?
> >
>
> How many bits do you random numbers need to be?
>
> At what rate do you need them? (10/second?, 1000000/second?)
>
> Would pseudo-random numbers do? If so, what repeat interval is
> sufficient?
>
> James
>

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I need less than 10 bits at rate of 10 milliseconds. With a random number I=
 will select the next VCPU to schedule.<br>
<br>
Michele<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:51 AM, =
James Harper <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:james.harper@bendigoit=
.com.au">james.harper@bendigoit.com.au</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); =
margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi!<br>
&gt; I am interested in writing a scheduler for Xen for academic purposes.<=
br>
I need<br>
&gt; to generate random numbers.<br>
&gt; Is it possible to generate random numbers in xen hypervisor<br>
developement?If<br>
&gt; this is possible, how can I do it?<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
</div></div>How many bits do you random numbers need to be?<br>
<br>
At what rate do you need them? (10/second?, 1000000/second?)<br>
<br>
Would pseudo-random numbers do? If so, what repeat interval is<br>
sufficient?<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
James<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>

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