I get the question about the noverflow value when i see the hmap code.
type hmap struct {
// Note: the format of the hmap is also encoded in cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go.
// Make sure this stays in sync with the compiler's definition.
count int // # live cells == size of map. Must be first (used by len() builtin)
flags uint8
B uint8 // log_2 of # of buckets (can hold up to loadFactor * 2^B items)
noverflow uint16 // approximate number of overflow buckets; see incrnoverflow for details
hash0 uint32 // hash seed
buckets unsafe.Pointer // array of 2^B Buckets. may be nil if count==0.
oldbuckets unsafe.Pointer // previous bucket array of half the size, non-nil only when growing
nevacuate uintptr // progress counter for evacuation (buckets less than this have been evacuated)
extra *mapextra // optional fields
}
// incrnoverflow increments h.noverflow.
// noverflow counts the number of overflow buckets.
// This is used to trigger same-size map growth.
// See also tooManyOverflowBuckets.
// To keep hmap small, noverflow is a uint16.
// When there are few buckets, noverflow is an exact count.
// When there are many buckets, noverflow is an approximate count.
func (h *hmap) incrnoverflow() {
// We trigger same-size map growth if there are
// as many overflow buckets as buckets.
// We need to be able to count to 1<<h.B.
if h.B < 16 {
h.noverflow++
return
}
// Increment with probability 1/(1<<(h.B-15)).
// When we reach 1<<15 - 1, we will have approximately
// as many overflow buckets as buckets.
mask := uint32(1)<<(h.B-15) - 1
// Example: if h.B == 18, then mask == 7,
// and fastrand & 7 == 0 with probability 1/8.
if fastrand()&mask == 0 {
h.noverflow++
}
}
I know that this is to maintain a positive relationship between the h.B and the h.noverflow when same-size map growth is triggered. But why do this design?