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  1. WiredTiger
  2. WT-9336

WiredTiger's RNG seed function is limited to 10^9 initial states.

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor - P4
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • None
    • WT11.0.0, 6.1.0-rc0
    • None
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    Description

      WiredTiger's RNG seed function uses the system's clock time nanoseconds, which isn't a great source as a seed value, it's limited to 10^9 assuming it's uniform.

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          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. WT-10338 Correlated random number generation across threads

          • Major - P3 - Major loss of function.
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              keith.bostic@mongodb.com Keith Bostic (Inactive)
              keith.bostic@mongodb.com Keith Bostic (Inactive)
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