RFR: 8248862: Implement Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators [v14]

[Jim Laskey]

On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:15:16 GMT, Mark Reinhold <mr at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Jim Laskey has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
>> 
>>   Update package info to credit LMX algorithm
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> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/random/RandomGenerator.java line 110:
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>> 108:      /**
>> 109:      * Returns an instance of {@link RandomGenerator} that utilizes the
>> 110:      * {@code name} algorithm.
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> Shouldn't this method, and related methods, mention the fact that `RandomGenerator` instances are located as services? I see no mention of of that fact anywhere, unless I missed it, but I do see the `uses` and `provides` declarations in the module declaration. A paragraph explaining how services are used here, perhaps in the package specification, would be ideal.

I agree. Will add.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1292