Re: Enabling Checksums - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ants Aasma
Subject Re: Enabling Checksums
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Msg-id CA+CSw_sx6AqRST2sg2YN1vQFCaqQPcnZYqGPpUoT1mns3_63qw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Enabling Checksums  (Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> Making zero a "not checksummed" magic value would significantly detract
> from the utility of checksums IMO.

FWIW using 65521 modulus to compress larger checksums into 16 bits
will leave 14 non-zero values unused.

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Ants Aasma
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