diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'src/math')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/math/rand/rand.go | 10 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/math/rand/rand.go b/src/math/rand/rand.go index a98b3905bd..cc1f95c88d 100644 --- a/src/math/rand/rand.go +++ b/src/math/rand/rand.go @@ -387,12 +387,10 @@ func (fs *fastSource) read(p []byte, readVal *int64, readPos *int8) (n int, err // Alternately, set GODEBUG=randautoseed=0 in the environment // before making any calls to functions in this package. // -// Deprecated: Programs that call Seed and then expect a specific sequence -// of results from the global random source (using functions such as Int) -// can be broken when a dependency changes how much it consumes -// from the global random source. To avoid such breakages, programs -// that need a specific result sequence should use New(NewSource(seed)) -// to obtain a random generator that other packages cannot access. +// Deprecated: As of Go 1.20 there is no reason to call Seed with +// a random value. Programs that call Seed with a known value to get +// a specific sequence of results should use New(NewSource(seed)) to +// obtain a local random generator. func Seed(seed int64) { orig := globalRandGenerator.Load() |