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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/hash.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/hash.h | 34 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/hash.h b/include/linux/hash.h index 6e8fb028848c..d0494c399392 100644 --- a/include/linux/hash.h +++ b/include/linux/hash.h @@ -84,4 +84,38 @@ static inline u32 hash32_ptr(const void *ptr) return (u32)val; } +struct fast_hash_ops { + u32 (*hash)(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed); + u32 (*hash2)(const u32 *data, u32 len, u32 seed); +}; + +/** + * arch_fast_hash - Caclulates a hash over a given buffer that can have + * arbitrary size. This function will eventually use an + * architecture-optimized hashing implementation if + * available, and trades off distribution for speed. + * + * @data: buffer to hash + * @len: length of buffer in bytes + * @seed: start seed + * + * Returns 32bit hash. + */ +extern u32 arch_fast_hash(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed); + +/** + * arch_fast_hash2 - Caclulates a hash over a given buffer that has a + * size that is of a multiple of 32bit words. This + * function will eventually use an architecture- + * optimized hashing implementation if available, + * and trades off distribution for speed. + * + * @data: buffer to hash (must be 32bit padded) + * @len: number of 32bit words + * @seed: start seed + * + * Returns 32bit hash. + */ +extern u32 arch_fast_hash2(const u32 *data, u32 len, u32 seed); + #endif /* _LINUX_HASH_H */ |