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Subject: Re: hash table size - is a power of 2 still an advantage these days?

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 15:47:34 09/24/03

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On September 24, 2003 at 17:37:06, Uri Blass wrote:

>I read claims in the past that doubling the hash only gives 6-7% speed
>improvement and if you lose 1-2% from division then it may be important.
>
>The only way to know is testing

Wise words :)

>and from my experience 1-2% speed reduction
>because of division is possible.

I just tested and got a little more than a percent (1.024 %).

Granted more than I had expected, but still something the extra hash should be
able to make up for I think.

-S.



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