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From: Ben Pfaff <blp AT cs DOT stanford DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: hash library - interface criticisms
Date: 28 Jan 2002 10:20:57 -0800
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CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com> writes:

> Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > 
> > CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com> writes:
> > 
> > > On my 486/80 65M system with gcc or lcc insertion of 10000 items
> > > or more has a serious pause during program exit, when hshkill is
> > > called, which in turn calls the hshfreefn and thence free for each
> > > item.  The pause becomes oppressive for larger amounts of
> > > insertions, and is **much** longer than the time to insert.  The
> > > items are freed in no particular order.
> > 
> > Would you mind posting your test program?
> 
> I believe I sent it to you.

And I posted my analysis of the speed.  If you didn't see it,
check Google.
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