Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:39:12 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com> Cc: fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the namei cache... Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.95.970424193241.13258B-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <736.861877581@critter>
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On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >What's wrong with relying on the hash? > > It's not needed. How would the link list version fare under degenerate cases like large directories? With hashing you can work on the hashing algorithm. Btw, what is the hash key now? vp+name[20]? Mike
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