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SubjectRe: [PATCH] lfsr: a simple binary Galois linear feedback shift register
On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 06:46:32PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> >
> > Since it is used in conjunction with hashing, it is possible that hashing
> > can produce a value of 0. Do we really want to have a warning for that?
> > Alternatively, we can pass in some flag to decide if a warning should be
> > issued.
>
> So if we present it as generic code we cannot assume what it'll be used
> for. The only thing we know is that it should never be 0, so warn for it
> and let the user deal with it.

Also while i like the lfsr probe i feel we should listen to my wiser self and
go with a simpler linear probe first. Only of we find prpblems with that should
we look into different things.


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