Re: Why conf-split prime?

[Dave Sill]

"Dave Sill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>If the input numbers are not fairly random, then a modulo hash is not
>a choice.

Not a *good* choice.

>>Unix file system inode numbers are not truly random.  Therefore, it's
>>wise to choose a prime conf-split.

BTW, I modified my modhash program to read numbers from stdin, fed it
lists of real, live inode numbers, and guess what? It still makes no
difference whether you use a prime hash or not.

-Dave