On Jan 11, 2015 6:53 AM, "Ravi Kiran" <ravi.kolanpaka@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I want to know what kind of hash function postgres is using currently, can someone please explain the algorithm postgres is using for the hash function in the hash join algorithm.
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> Thanks,
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> K.Ravikiran
Hello,
I would start by looking here.
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=tree;f=src/backend/access/hash;hb=HEAD
hashfunction.c might be of most interest to you. :)
Otherwise, I would ask internals questions like this on -hackers instead of -novice
Hope that helps :)
Lacey
