netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ipvs: fix multiplicative hashing in sh/dh/lblc/lblcr algorithms

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Message-ID: <20180409071623.mh6jk37timaiykyi@verge.net.au>
Date:   Mon, 9 Apr 2018 10:16:23 +0300
From:   Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
To:     Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
Cc:     Vincent Bernat <vincent@...nat.im>,
        Wensong Zhang <wensong@...ux-vs.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        lvs-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ipvs: fix multiplicative hashing in
 sh/dh/lblc/lblcr algorithms

On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 02:11:51PM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote:
> 
> 	Hello,
> 
> On Sun, 1 Apr 2018, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> 
> > The sh/dh/lblc/lblcr algorithms are using Knuth's multiplicative
> > hashing incorrectly. Replace its use by the hash_32() macro, which
> > correctly implements this algorithm. It doesn't use the same constant,
> > but it shouldn't matter.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vincent Bernat <vincent@...nat.im>
> 
> 	Looks good to me, thanks! Simon, please apply, if possible
> with the extra space removed, see below...
> 
> Acked-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>

Thanks, I have applied this with the extra space removed.
I will submit it for inclusion in v4.18.