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From tgl@svr1.postgresql.org (Tom Lane)
Subject pgsql: Improve hash method for bitmapsets: some examination of actual
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Msg-id 20050615162408.4D7105292E@svr1.postgresql.org
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Improve hash method for bitmapsets: some examination of actual outputs
shows that adding a circular shift between words greatly improves the
distribution of hash outputs.

Modified Files:
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    pgsql/src/backend/nodes:
        bitmapset.c (r1.8 -> r1.9)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/bitmapset.c.diff?r1=1.8&r2=1.9)

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