Get rid of the Random context and add the support directly to python.

We don't currently use randomness much, so I didn't go too far, but
in the future, we may want to actually expose the random number values
themselves to python.  For now, I'll at least let you seed it.
While we're at it, clean up a clearly bad way for generating random
doubles.

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extra : convert_revision : df2aa8b58dd0d9c2a7c771668a760b2df8db1e11

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diff --git a/src/python/SConscript b/src/python/SConscript
index a8104e8cc..61cab45f3 100644
--- a/src/python/SConscript
+++ b/src/python/SConscript
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def swig_it(basename):
 swig_it('main')
 swig_it('debug')
 swig_it('event')
+swig_it('random')
 swig_it('trace')
 
 # Action function to build the zip archive.  Uses the PyZipFile module
diff --git a/src/python/swig/random.i b/src/python/swig/random.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657a59780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/swig/random.i
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 The Regents of The University of Michigan
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Nathan Binkert
+ */
+
+%module random
+
+%include "stdint.i"
+
+%{
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+#include "sim/host.hh"
+
+inline void
+seed(uint64_t seed)
+{
+    ::srand48(seed & ULL(0xffffffffffff));
+}
+%}
+
+%inline %{
+extern void seed(uint64_t seed);
+%}
+
+%wrapper %{
+// fix up module name to reflect the fact that it's inside the m5 package
+#undef SWIG_name
+#define SWIG_name "m5.internal._random"
+%}