On Wed, 2023-12-06 at 07:39 +0700, John Naylor wrote:
> "git grep cstring_hash" found nothing, so not sure what you're
> asking.
Sorry, I meant string_hash(). Your v5-0002 changes the way hashing
works for cstrings, and that means it's no longer equivalent to
hash_bytes with strlen. That's probably fine, but someone might assume
that they are equivalent.
>
> In the abstract, I consider (b) to be a layering violation. As a
> consequence, the cleverness in (b) is not confined to one or two
> places, but is smeared over a whole bunch of places. I find it hard
> to
> follow.
OK. I am fine with (a).
Regards,
Jeff Davis