Re: CRC32 function - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruno Wolff III
Subject Re: CRC32 function
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Msg-id 20050825212441.GA27690@wolff.to
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In response to Re: CRC32 function  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: CRC32 function  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: CRC32 function  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 16:14:04 -0400,
  Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:
> Ilia Kantor wrote:
> > Both backend and users may have a nice use of the function.
> >
> >
> >
> > Nice and fast hashing when one doesn't need encryption.
>
> We already have MD5 encryption in the server.  Why would someone want
> CRC32?

Lower CPU utiliization.

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