Re: CRC32 function

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Ilia Kantor <ilia(at)obnovlenie(dot)ru>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CRC32 function
Date: 2005-08-25 22:44:13
Message-ID: 28183.1125009853@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to> writes:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> We already have MD5 encryption in the server. Why would someone want
>> CRC32?

> Lower CPU utiliization.

Like Bruce, I don't really think there is demand for such a function.
But if we were going to offer it, it at least ought to use the existing
implementation in pg_crc.c, instead of duplicating code yet again.

regards, tom lane

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