Re: Is it better to set the freelist to a prime number ?

In article <b3cb12d6.0207230948.7d343196_at_posting.google.com>, you said (and I quote):

> less idealy random source, a prime number has to be used. And using a
> prime number is only negligibly more expensive than using a non-prime
> number. So why not?

Well, assuming a modulo hash function the only way to make it work properly and with a good distribution is with a prime number. Any other number will result in "clustering" around the 0 value of the remainder: there are more exact dividers than just 1-and-the-prime-number.

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Nuno Souto
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