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authorColton Lewis <coltonlewis@google.com>2022-11-07 18:22:05 +0000
committerSean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>2022-11-16 10:09:19 -0800
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KVM: selftests: implement random number generator for guest code
Implement random number generator for guest code to randomize parts of the test, making it less predictable and a more accurate reflection of reality. The random number generator chosen is the Park-Miller Linear Congruential Generator, a fancy name for a basic and well-understood random number generator entirely sufficient for this purpose. Signed-off-by: Colton Lewis <coltonlewis@google.com> Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> Reviewed-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221107182208.479157-2-coltonlewis@google.com Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
index c2d9c6827779..5c22fa4c2825 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@
#include "test_util.h"
/*
+ * Random number generator that is usable from guest code. This is the
+ * Park-Miller LCG using standard constants.
+ */
+
+struct guest_random_state new_guest_random_state(uint32_t seed)
+{
+ struct guest_random_state s = {.seed = seed};
+ return s;
+}
+
+uint32_t guest_random_u32(struct guest_random_state *state)
+{
+ state->seed = (uint64_t)state->seed * 48271 % ((uint32_t)(1 << 31) - 1);
+ return state->seed;
+}
+
+/*
* Parses "[0-9]+[kmgt]?".
*/
size_t parse_size(const char *size)