Client interoperability, server selection.

[Brian Aker]

Hi!

On Mar 9, 2008, at 9:21 AM, Tomash Brechko wrote:

>  server = servers[((CRC32(key) >> 16) & 0x7fff) % total_servers];
>
> ), then you already have implemented CRC32 (and also have the notion
> of server weights).  So there's no point in introducing yet another
> hash function, and the above scheme looks like a fine approach.  If we
> are to agree on any standard, I wish it will be close to the above.


libmemcached gives the standard CRC32, but there are faster hashing  
schemes then that particular method. I let the user pick which one  
they want to use.

Cheers,
	-Brian

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