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List:       linux-netdev
Subject:    Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] rhashtable: Quick initial growth of tables
From:       Herbert Xu <herbert () gondor ! apana ! org ! au>
Date:       2015-04-30 23:45:56
Message-ID: 20150430234556.GA31180 () gondor ! apana ! org ! au
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Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> wrote:
> Grow the table quicker than 2x in the beginning to avoid long chains
> of rehashes. The effect is observable in the self-test where table
> jumps are reduced to a minimum after a lot of entries have been added
> in a short period of time. The iterator is able to get a consistent
> view most of the time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>

Wouldn't automatic shrinking immediately undo your quick growth?

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