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diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index d9846088c2c5..347ce553a306 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -74,4 +74,10 @@ static inline int arch_get_random_int(unsigned int *v)
}
#endif
+/* Pseudo random number generator from numerical recipes. */
+static inline u32 next_pseudo_random32(u32 seed)
+{
+ return seed * 1664525 + 1013904223;
+}
+
#endif /* _LINUX_RANDOM_H */