Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Gurjeet Singh <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com>, PGSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8
Date: 2006-10-21 20:10:15
Message-ID: 27373.1161461415@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> However, I am not sure getting a clarification from the author even
> helps us legally. Also, why are we more critical of an Intel-provided
> idea than any other idea we get from the community?

Bitter experience with other companies.

> So unless we hear about a problem, I think we should use the code.

It hasn't even been tested. One thing I'd want to know about is the
performance effect on non-Intel machines.

regards, tom lane

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