yes, you understood correctly.
> but I was just assuming that the offset is always page-aligned.
> I could write a simulation to check the hash function...
i didn't realize that the "offset" argument would always be page-aligned.
but still, why does it help to add the unshifted "offset"? doesn't seem
like there's any new information in that.
- Chuck Lever
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