On 1/11/15 8:52 AM, Ravi Kiran wrote:
Hi,
I want to know what kind of hash function postgres is using currently, can
someone please explain the algorithm postgres is using for the hash function in
the hash join algorithm.
That's ultimately going to be determined by the operator family of the data
types involved in the join, but generally stuff uses the internal hash function
which is a modified Jenkins hash.
BTW, I just investigated switching the algorithm we use for buffer hashing [1].
Turned out to be a dead end, but it's very possible that a newer hash than
Jenkins (ie: CityHash or FarmHash) would be a win for larger data.
[1] http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/24160.1419460...@sss.pgh.pa.us
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