diff --git a/lib/rand.c b/lib/rand.c
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+++ b/lib/rand.c
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+#include "rand.h"
+
+struct frand_state __fio_rand_state;
+
+static inline int __seed(unsigned int x, unsigned int m)
+{
+	return (x < m) ? x + m : x;
+}
+
+void init_rand(struct frand_state *state)
+{
+#define LCG(x)  ((x) * 69069)   /* super-duper LCG */
+
+	state->s1 = __seed(LCG((2^31) + (2^17) + (2^7)), 1);
+	state->s2 = __seed(LCG(state->s1), 7);
+	state->s3 = __seed(LCG(state->s2), 15);
+
+	__rand(state);
+	__rand(state);
+	__rand(state);
+	__rand(state);
+	__rand(state);
+	__rand(state);
+}