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Subject: Re: new hash table article by steve lopez

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 23:48:22 11/22/03

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On November 22, 2003 at 11:45:30, William Penn wrote:

>How about power of 2's? Is that also now completely obsolete? For example, is
>512MB hash better than 640MB hash?

It depends on the program. If it needs powers of 2 or something else,
it'll correct to the right size anyway.

So if you specify 640M hash and the program needs powers of 2, it'll use
512M, if it doesn't need it, it'll use 640M. Either way 640M is the best
choice.

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GCP



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