use v5.030; use PDL; use MCE 1.895; use Math::Prime::Util; use Math::Random; use Math::Random::MT::Auto; CORE::srand(42); # This also, for MCE predictable results # MCE sets internal seed = CORE::random() PDL::srandom(42); # PDL::srand(N) v2.062 ~ v2.089 Math::Prime::Util::srand(42); Math::Random::random_set_seed(42, 42); Math::Random::MT::Auto::set_seed(42); MCE->new( max_workers => MCE::Util::get_ncpu(), chunk_size => 1, init_relay => 0, posix_exit => 1, sequence => [ 1, 1000 ], user_func => sub { # my ($mce, $seq, $chunk_id) = @_; my $seq = $_; my $output = ""; # Worker seeds generator using MCE's seed and wid value. # For sequence of numbers, compute similarly using $seq value. my $seed = abs(MCE->seed - ($seq * 100000)) % 1073741780; CORE::srand($seed); # PDL::srand($seed); # PDL v1.062 ~ 1.089 PDL::srandom($seed); # PDL v1.089_01 Math::Prime::Util::srand($seed); Math::Random::random_set_seed($seed, $seed); Math::Random::MT::Auto::set_seed($seed); my $prngMT = Math::Random::MT::Auto->new(); $prngMT->srand($seed); for ( 1 .. 1e6 ) { # my $r = CORE::rand(); # my $r = PDL->random(); # my $r = Math::Prime::Util::drand(); # my $r = Math::Prime::Util::irand64(); # my $r = Math::Random::random_normal(); # my $r = Math::Random::random_uniform(); # my $r = Math::Random::MT::Auto::rand(); my $r = $prngMT->rand(); $output .= "$r\n"; } MCE::relay { print $output; }; } )->run; #### $ time perl test.pl > out # 17GB ~ 19GB file size CORE::rand . . . . . . . . . . . 12.275s PDL->random . . . . . . . . . . . 2m04.810s Math::Prime::Util::drand . . . . 13.358s Math::Prime::Util::irand64 . . . 12.462s Math::Random::random_normal . . . 16.341s Math::Random::random_uniform . . 16.328s Math::Random::MT::Auto::rand . . 15.040s $prngMT->rand . . . . . . . . . . 13.339s $ wc -l out 1000000000 #### # Sorting consumes 17GB ~ 19GB temporary space. # Specify a path with sufficient storage. $ perl test.pl | LC_ALL=C sort -T/dev/shm -u | wc -l $ perl test.pl | LC_ALL=C mcesort -T/dev/shm -j75% -u | wc -l $ perl test.pl | LC_ALL=C parsort -T/dev/shm --parallel=12 -u | wc -l CORE::rand . . . . . . . . . . . 1000000000 PDL->random . . . . . . . . . . . 999999510 Math::Prime::Util::drand . . . . 999999553 Math::Prime::Util::irand64 . . . 1000000000 Math::Random::random_normal . . . 816337225 Math::Random::random_uniform . . 799455502 Math::Random::MT::Auto::rand . . 999999527 $prngMT->rand . . . . . . . . . . 999999527