[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] doc/utils/eval: clarify meaning of random* seed value

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Wed, Jan 03, 2024 at 07:36:00PM +0100, Michael Koch wrote:
> Possible better algorithm for the random generator, which might fix the
> problem:
> 
> eval.c  line 235
> 
> if (r == 0)
>   r = UINT64_MAX/13;
> else
>   r = r*1664525+1013904223;

This modifies the properties of the PRNG as it doesnt just change
the seed but jumps the generator from 0 to a differnt value, that
may happen more often than just at the start

posted a more correct fix for the low quality numbers

thx

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