SST 16.0.0
Structural Simulation Toolkit
xorshift.h
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11
12#ifndef SST_CORE_RNG_XORSHIFT_H
13#define SST_CORE_RNG_XORSHIFT_H
14
15#include "rng.h"
16
17#include <cstdint>
18#include <stdint.h>
19#include <sys/time.h>
20
21#define XORSHIFT_UINT32_MAX 4294967295U
22#define XORSHIFT_UINT64_MAX 18446744073709551615ULL
23#define XORSHIFT_INT32_MAX 2147483647L
24#define XORSHIFT_INT64_MAX 9223372036854775807LL
25
26namespace SST::RNG {
27/**
28 \class XORShiftRNG xorshift.h "sst/core/rng/xorshift.h"
29
30 Implements a lightweight RNG based on XOR-shift operations. We utilize the
31 XORSHIFT algorithm from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorshift. This is a very
32 lightweight and inexpensive RNG.
33
34*/
36{
37
38public:
39 /**
40 Create a new Xorshift RNG with a specified seed
41 @param[in] seed The seed for this RNG
42 */
43 explicit XORShiftRNG(unsigned int seed);
44
45 /**
46 Creates a new Xorshift using a random seed which is obtained from the system
47 clock. Note this will give different results on different platforms and between
48 runs.
49 */
51
52 /**
53 Generates the next random number as a double value between 0 and 1.
54 */
55 double nextUniform() override;
56
57 /**
58 Generates the next random number as an unsigned 32-bit integer
59 */
60 uint32_t generateNextUInt32() override;
61
62 /**
63 Generates the next random number as an unsigned 64-bit integer
64 */
65 uint64_t generateNextUInt64() override;
66
67 /**
68 Generates the next random number as a signed 64-bit integer
69 */
70 int64_t generateNextInt64() override;
71
72 /**
73 Generates the next random number as a signed 32-bit integer
74 */
75 int32_t generateNextInt32() override;
76
77 /**
78 Seed the XOR RNG
79 */
80 void seed(uint64_t newSeed);
81
82 /**
83 Destructor for Xorshift
84 */
85 ~XORShiftRNG() = default;
86
87 /**
88 * Serialization function for checkpoint
89 */
91
92 /**
93 Serialization macro
94 */
95 ImplementSerializable(SST::RNG::XORShiftRNG)
96
97protected:
98 uint32_t x;
99 uint32_t y;
100 uint32_t z;
101 uint32_t w;
102};
103
104} // namespace SST::RNG
105
106#endif // SST_CORE_RNG_XORSHIFT_H
This class is basically a wrapper for objects to declare the order in which their members should be s...
Definition serializer.h:43
Implements the base class for random number generators for the SST core.
Definition rng.h:30
Implements a lightweight RNG based on XOR-shift operations.
Definition xorshift.h:36
XORShiftRNG()
Creates a new Xorshift using a random seed which is obtained from the system clock.
Definition xorshift.cc:29
uint32_t generateNextUInt32() override
Generates the next random number as an unsigned 32-bit integer.
Definition xorshift.cc:70
double nextUniform() override
Generates the next random number as a double value between 0 and 1.
Definition xorshift.cc:58
uint64_t generateNextUInt64() override
Generates the next random number as an unsigned 64-bit integer.
Definition xorshift.cc:80
void serialize_order(SST::Core::Serialization::serializer &ser) override
Serialization function for checkpoint.
Definition xorshift.cc:143
int32_t generateNextInt32() override
Generates the next random number as a signed 32-bit integer.
Definition xorshift.cc:118
~XORShiftRNG()=default
Destructor for Xorshift.
XORShiftRNG(unsigned int seed)
Create a new Xorshift RNG with a specified seed.
Definition xorshift.cc:44
ImplementSerializable(SST::RNG::XORShiftRNG) protected uint32_t y
Serialization macro.
Definition xorshift.h:95
void seed(uint64_t newSeed)
Seed the XOR RNG.
Definition xorshift.cc:134
int64_t generateNextInt64() override
Generates the next random number as a signed 64-bit integer.
Definition xorshift.cc:96