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@@ -53190,10 +53190,12 @@ The optional value perturbs the hashing function used by .code hash-equal for strings and buffer objects. This seed value must be a nonnegative integer -no wider than 32 bits: that is, in the range 0 to 4294967295. -If the value isn't specified, it defaults to zero. -Effectively, each possible value of the seed specifies a different hashing -function. If two objects +no wider than 64 bits: that is, in the range 0 to 18446744073709551615. +If the value isn't specified, it defaults to zero. On systems with 32 bit +addresses, only the low 32 bits of this value may be significant. + +Effectively, each possible value of the significant part of the seed specifies +a different hashing function. If two objects .code A and .code B @@ -53625,7 +53627,9 @@ degrade. The value of .code *hash-seed* -must be a nonnegative integer, no wider than 32 bits. +must be a nonnegative integer, no wider than 64 bits. +On systems with 32 bit addresses, only the least significant 32 bits of +this value may be significant. .coNP Function @ gen-hash-seed .synb |