[SR-Users] HTable 'size' parameter

[Elena-Ramona Modroiu]

Maybe the term entry should be replaced with slot, looks to be more 
standard. A good doc about hash tables is on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table

The htable module keeps the number of items in a slot, but not exported 
via rpc, this could be added in the future.

Ramona


On 10/17/2010 04:39 PM, Iñaki Baz Castillo wrote:
> 2010/10/16 Uriel Rozenbaum<uriel.rozenbaum at gmail.com>:
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>> What would be best to optimize the system is to have some statistic
>> information, save every now and then the status of the htable and act
>> accordingly to:
>> - If the table is pretty much or completely used and you have
>> collisions, make the size parameter bigger
>> - If the table is big enough so you'll have some slots free and still
>> have collisions you can try picking some key (if you have redundant
>> ones) that is more "random" so the hash result will be more "random".
>> - If all above is not producing any result, add processor power to the
>> system so searches and inserts are faster
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>> Hope these guidelines help, they are some conclusions from hashing and
>> queuing theory books.
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> Sure, thanks a lot.
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