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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:53:20 -0700
From: Fred Wang <waffle.contest@...il.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: larger bitmaps and hash tables


On Sep 18, 2015, at 3:49 AM, Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com> wrote:
> I would also like to give Fred a chance to contribute Judy before we
> would have invested much time into a hash table rework.  So adjusting
> the bitmap sizes is fine to be done now, but changing how the bitmap and
> hash table interact might be premature.  I suspect that having a full
> 32-bit partial hash easily available would be beneficial for possible
> alternatives to hash tables as well.  Fred, any comments on this?


You are correct.  There is no need for a hash table with Judy, and it will continue to offer long term benefits.

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