Document dependencies between PCG streams

Fixes #907.
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Vinzent Steinberg
2021-05-07 18:33:06 -03:00
parent 30d2d98df5
commit 9121d39732
2 changed files with 14 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ use rand_core::{le, Error, RngCore, SeedableRng};
/// Despite the name, this implementation uses 32 bytes (256 bit) space
/// comprising 128 bits of state and 128 bits stream selector. These are both
/// set by `SeedableRng`, using a 256-bit seed.
///
/// Note that two generators with different stream parameters may be closely
/// correlated.
#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde1", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
pub struct Lcg128Xsl64 {
@@ -74,7 +77,10 @@ impl Lcg128Xsl64 {
/// Construct an instance compatible with PCG seed and stream.
///
/// Note that PCG specifies default values for both parameters:
/// Note that two generators with different stream parameters may be closely
/// correlated.
///
/// PCG specifies the following default values for both parameters:
///
/// - `state = 0xcafef00dd15ea5e5`
/// - `stream = 0xa02bdbf7bb3c0a7ac28fa16a64abf96`
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@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ const MULTIPLIER: u64 = 6364136223846793005;
/// Despite the name, this implementation uses 16 bytes (128 bit) space
/// comprising 64 bits of state and 64 bits stream selector. These are both set
/// by `SeedableRng`, using a 128-bit seed.
///
/// Note that two generators with different stream parameter may be closely
/// correlated.
#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde1", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
pub struct Lcg64Xsh32 {
@@ -74,7 +77,10 @@ impl Lcg64Xsh32 {
/// Construct an instance compatible with PCG seed and stream.
///
/// Note that PCG specifies default values for both parameters:
/// Note that two generators with different stream parameters may be closely
/// correlated.
///
/// PCG specifies the following default values for both parameters:
///
/// - `state = 0xcafef00dd15ea5e5`
/// - `stream = 0xa02bdbf7bb3c0a7`