Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:58:49 +0000 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Time-based RFC 4122 UUID generator |
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> Any UUID generator that can produce duplicate UUIDs with probability > significantly less than purely random UUIDs is so badly broken that it > should not ever be used. Anyone who finds such a UUID generator should > immediately either fix it or throw it on the junk heap. Anyone who knowingly > uses such a UUID generator should be publically shamed.
That depends what they are using it for. Deliberately colliding with other UUIDs is sometimes highly desirable, just not usually in productive circles. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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