On 14 Jan 2011, at 08:32, Bela Ban wrote:
I would fix the existing MurmurHash; IMO backward compat doesn't
extend
to consistent hashing...
-1. Not doing so might "break" an application
upgrading from 4.2.0 to 4.2.1 if e.g. cache loaders are used.
Does leaving the 1 bit out create extreme anomalies wrt hashing
distribution ? I wouldn't think so...
I'm fine with the other solution, too.