changeset 535:4ea718352036 libavutil

Document av_lfg_get().
author michael
date Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:47:06 +0000
parents 0f5a73051b25
children 5aa27a4a9e45
files lfg.h
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lfg.h	Mon Jul 28 15:44:00 2008 +0000
+++ b/lfg.h	Mon Jul 28 15:47:06 2008 +0000
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 
 void av_lfg_init(AVLFG *c, unsigned int seed);
 
+/**
+ * Gets the next random unsigned 32bit number.
+ *
+ * Please also consider a simple LCG like state= state*1664525+1013904223,
+ * it may be good enough and faster for your specific use case.
+ */
 static inline unsigned int av_lfg_get(AVLFG *c){
     c->state[c->index & 63] = c->state[(c->index-24) & 63] + c->state[(c->index-55) & 63];
     return c->state[c->index++ & 63];