[openssl-dev] use SIPhash for OPENSSL_LH_strhash?

[Benjamin Kaduk]

On 01/11/2017 08:43 AM, Richard Levitte wrote:
> A note: I have absolutely nothing against the addition of SIPhash in
> our collection of hash algos.  My scepticism was only in regards to
> using it as a string hasher for our hash tables indexes.
>

Understood.  Can you further clarify whether you would like to maintain
the existing 20-year-old hand-rolled hash function for that purpose or
are open to using a more modern hash (not necessarily SIPhash; there are
also things like the Jenkins hash to consider)?

-Ben
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