Re: [PATCH] dcache: better name hash function

[Eric Dumazet]

Eric Dumazet a Ãcrit :
> 
> 
> 511 value on 64bit, and 1023 on 32bit arches are nice because
> hashsz * sizeof(pointer) <= 4096, wasting space for one pointer only.
> 
> Conclusion : jhash and 511/1023 hashsize for netdevices,
> no divides, only one multiply for the fold.

Just forget about 511 & 1023, as power of two works too.

-> 512 & 1024 + jhash

Guess what, David already said this :)
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