From d8ef787644b5a460ff7fb0b3781d7c51d655cb7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Toy <toy.raymond@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:20:13 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes --- src/general-info/release-21d.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/general-info/release-21d.md b/src/general-info/release-21d.md index 751b4e195..7e7d88833 100644 --- a/src/general-info/release-21d.md +++ b/src/general-info/release-21d.md @@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ public domain. * Feature enhancements * Update to ASDF 3.3.1, fixing issues introduced in 3.3.0 * Changes + * x86 and sparc have replaced the MT19937 RNG with xoroshiro128+ RNG. + * The required state for this generator is just 4 32-bit words instead of the 600+ for MT19937. + * The generator is also faster than MT19937 (approximately 28% faster on x86 and 18% on sparc). + * The new function `KERNEL:RANDOM-STATE-JUMP` modifies the given state to jump 2^64 samples ahead, allowing 2^64 non-overlapping sequences. + * ANSI compliance fixes: * Bug fixes: * Gitlab tickets: -- GitLab