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Date:      Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:21 +1100
From:      Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>
To:        "Edward B. DREGER" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BSD license compatible hash algorithm?
Message-ID:  <20071229213521.GW40785@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0712292039410.21327@pop.ict1.everquick.net>
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On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 08:50:14PM +0000, Edward B. DREGER wrote:
>...have you explored [order-preserving] minimal perfect hash functions?
>
>perfect_hash =3D ( hash1[x] + hash2[x] ) % entry_count ;

This relies on pre-knowledge of all possible entries.  It's excellent for
(eg) keyword lookups in a compiler (and gcc uses gperf for that reason)
but no good where the input can be arbitrary.

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Peter Jeremy
Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement
an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour.

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