25/10/2018 20:45, Wang, Yipeng1: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Honnappa Nagarahalli [mailto:honnappa.nagaraha...@arm.com] > > > > > > +* **Added extendable bucket feature to hash library (rte_hash).** > > > + > > > + This new “extendable bucket” feature provides 100% insertion > > > + guarantee to the capacity specified by the user by extending hash > > > + table with extra buckets when needed to accommodate the unlikely > > > + event of intensive hash collisions. In addition, the internal > > > + hashing algorithm was changed to use partial-key hashing to improve > > Do we need to provide the reference to partial-key hashing paper? > > > [Wang, Yipeng] Sorry for the delay, I thought I replied... > > I assumed it should be a 1-2 sentence summary so I did not include the > citation. > > @John, do you think it is good to include reference here? The original idea > is from a paper which > I referenced in the source code comments and commit message.
It's really better when release notes are updated in the same patch as the code. I have inserted it in your patches when applying them. I think the citation is not so important in the release notes.
