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List:       fedora-devel-list
Subject:    Re: btrfs hash algorithm (should xxhash be the default?)
From:       Florian Weimer <fweimer () redhat ! com>
Date:       2021-01-31 19:25:22
Message-ID: 87a6sovrh9.fsf () oldenburg ! str ! redhat ! com
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* Matthew Miller:

> Plus, it's 64 bit instead of 32 bit. The 256-bit algorithms are obviously
> much, much slower and probably not right for a default, but should we
> consider making xxhash the default for Fedora Linux systems with
> btrfs?

Is this for an integrity check?  Wouldn't it be wise to use a CRC due to
its well-understood statistical properties?

Thanks,
Florian
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