Re: syscall convention - analysis of collision probability.

From: richard offer (offerat_private)
Date: Thu Aug 23 2001 - 15:29:07 PDT

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    * frm dawat_private "08/23/01 22:01:37 +0000" | sed '1,$s/^/*
    /'
    *
    * David Wheeler wrote:
    *> Basically, MD5 works, even if you're only using 32 bits, as a practical
    *> method for distinguishing modules.
    * 
    * Yes.  With n modules, the probability of a collision is only about
    * n^2/2^33.  In other words, as long as you don't have tens of thousands
    * of module names, it is unlikely that you'll ever see a collision.
    
    For truely random entries. People (other than Californian drivers) aren't
    random :-)
    
    Looks like we've got the first BOF issue nailed down and commited.
    Excellent.
    
    
    Next its FD's :-)
    
    
    richard---ha ha only kidding.
    
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