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Re: [PATCH 07/11] libihash: use an integer hash function on the keys


From: Neal H. Walfield
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/11] libihash: use an integer hash function on the keys
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 09:47:31 +0200
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At Mon, 12 May 2014 12:05:45 +0200,
Justus Winter wrote:
> 
> Use an integer hash function to derive the index from the key.  This
> should reduce the number of collisions.
> 
> * libihash/ihash.c (hash_int32): New function.
> (find_index): Use hash_int32 on the key to derive the index.
> (add_one): Likewise.
> ---
>  libihash/ihash.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/libihash/ihash.c b/libihash/ihash.c
> index d670fee..1de4c35 100644
> --- a/libihash/ihash.c
> +++ b/libihash/ihash.c
> @@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ static const unsigned int ihash_nsizes = (sizeof 
> ihash_sizes
>                                         / sizeof ihash_sizes[0]);
>  
>  
> +/* Integer hashing follows Thomas Wang's paper about his 32/64-bits
> +   mix functions :
> +   -  http://www.concentric.net/~Ttwang/tech/inthash.htm  */

This URL is not valid ("ttwang.cnc.net Not Available. The domain
ttwang.cnc.net which you are trying to access is currently
unavailable...").  Do you have a more stable URL?  At least mention
the name of the paper.

:) Neal



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