[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update release note for hash library

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Fri Oct 26 01:07:12 CEST 2018


25/10/2018 20:45, Wang, Yipeng1:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Honnappa Nagarahalli [mailto:Honnappa.Nagarahalli at arm.com]
> > >
> > > +* **Added extendable bucket feature to hash library (rte_hash).**
> > > +
> > > +  This new “extendable bucket” feature provides 100% insertion
> > > + guarantee to  the capacity specified by the user by extending hash
> > > + table with extra  buckets when needed to accommodate the unlikely
> > > + event of intensive hash  collisions.  In addition, the internal
> > > + hashing algorithm was changed to use  partial-key hashing to improve
> > Do we need to provide the reference to partial-key hashing paper?
> > 
> [Wang, Yipeng] Sorry for the delay, I thought I replied...
> 
> I assumed it should be a 1-2 sentence summary so I did not include the citation.
> 
> @John, do you think it is good to include reference here? The original idea is from a paper which
> I referenced in the source code comments and commit message.

It's really better when release notes are updated in the same patch
as the code. I have inserted it in your patches when applying them.

I think the citation is not so important in the release notes.




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