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AMD's random number generator can't generate a 0?

288 points · 220 comments · BruceEel

  1. 20k · · focus · HN ↗
    I always wonder how hardware bugs like this happen with the sheer amount of hardware validation that's done. It'd be fascinating to know how it slipped through the cracks, though I know almost nothing about this side of the industry sadly
    1. vachina · · focus · HN ↗
      The verification plan did not make 0 a bin to cover.
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