--- src/caffe/layers/hdf5_data_layer.cpp.orig	2020-02-13 07:20:36 UTC
+++ src/caffe/layers/hdf5_data_layer.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ TODO:
   :: don't forget to update hdf5_daa_layer.cu accordingly
 - add ability to shuffle filenames if flag is set
 */
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <fstream>  // NOLINT(readability/streams)
+#include <random>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::LoadHDF5FileData(const char
   const int MIN_DATA_DIM = 1;
   const int MAX_DATA_DIM = INT_MAX;
 
+  std::random_device rd;
+  std::mt19937 g(rd());
+
   for (int i = 0; i < top_size; ++i) {
     hdf_blobs_[i] = shared_ptr<Blob<Dtype> >(new Blob<Dtype>());
     // Allow reshape here, as we are loading data not params
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::LoadHDF5FileData(const char
 
   // Shuffle if needed.
   if (this->layer_param_.hdf5_data_param().shuffle()) {
-    std::random_shuffle(data_permutation_.begin(), data_permutation_.end());
+    std::shuffle(data_permutation_.begin(), data_permutation_.end(), g);
     DLOG(INFO) << "Successfully loaded " << hdf_blobs_[0]->shape(0)
                << " rows (shuffled)";
   } else {
@@ -73,6 +78,8 @@ void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::LoadHDF5FileData(const char
 template <typename Dtype>
 void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::LayerSetUp(const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& bottom,
       const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& top) {
+  std::random_device rd;
+  std::mt19937 g(rd());
   // Refuse transformation parameters since HDF5 is totally generic.
   CHECK(!this->layer_param_.has_transform_param()) <<
       this->type() << " does not transform data.";
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::LayerSetUp(const vector<Blo
 
   // Shuffle if needed.
   if (this->layer_param_.hdf5_data_param().shuffle()) {
-    std::random_shuffle(file_permutation_.begin(), file_permutation_.end());
+    std::shuffle(file_permutation_.begin(), file_permutation_.end(), g);
   }
 
   // Load the first HDF5 file and initialize the line counter.
@@ -138,14 +145,16 @@ bool HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::Skip() {
 
 template<typename Dtype>
 void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::Next() {
+  std::random_device rd;
+  std::mt19937 g(rd());
   if (++current_row_ == hdf_blobs_[0]->shape(0)) {
     if (num_files_ > 1) {
       ++current_file_;
       if (current_file_ == num_files_) {
         current_file_ = 0;
         if (this->layer_param_.hdf5_data_param().shuffle()) {
-          std::random_shuffle(file_permutation_.begin(),
-                              file_permutation_.end());
+          std::shuffle(file_permutation_.begin(),
+                              file_permutation_.end(), g);
         }
         DLOG(INFO) << "Looping around to first file.";
       }
@@ -154,7 +163,7 @@ void HDF5DataLayer<Dtype>::Next() {
     }
     current_row_ = 0;
     if (this->layer_param_.hdf5_data_param().shuffle())
-      std::random_shuffle(data_permutation_.begin(), data_permutation_.end());
+      std::shuffle(data_permutation_.begin(), data_permutation_.end(), g);
   }
   offset_++;
 }