vendredi 27 octobre 2023

Is a `std::mt19937` static function variable thread-safe?

I have a function rand_double() which generates a random floating-point value using a static function variable with type std::mt19937. Several threads may use this function concurrently.

#include <random>

auto random_double(double min, double max) {
    static std::mt19937 generator{std::random_device{}()}; // Forgot to seed it, thanks @user4581301
    return std::uniform_real_distribution<>{min, max}(generator);
}

My first question is, is the above code as-is thread safe? I know that since C++11 the initialization of static function variables is always thread-safe, but how about the concurrent use of generator?




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