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diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/hv.h b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/hv.h
index 5bc38a0a79a..6830d65f70b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/hv.h
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/hv.h
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
/* hv.h
*
- * Copyright (c) 1991-2000, Larry Wall
+ * Copyright (c) 1991-2001, Larry Wall
*
* You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
* License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
*
*/
+/* typedefs to eliminate some typing */
typedef struct he HE;
typedef struct hek HEK;
+/* entry in hash value chain */
struct he {
- HE *hent_next;
- HEK *hent_hek;
- SV *hent_val;
+ HE *hent_next; /* next entry in chain */
+ HEK *hent_hek; /* hash key */
+ SV *hent_val; /* scalar value that was hashed */
};
+/* hash key -- defined separately for use as shared pointer */
struct hek {
- U32 hek_hash;
- I32 hek_len;
- char hek_key[1];
+ U32 hek_hash; /* hash of key */
+ I32 hek_len; /* length of hash key */
+ char hek_key[1]; /* variable-length hash key */
};
+/* hash structure: */
/* This structure must match the beginning of struct xpvmg in sv.h. */
struct xpvhv {
char * xhv_array; /* pointer to malloced string */
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ struct xpvhv {
char *xhv_name; /* name, if a symbol table */
};
+/* hash a key */
#define PERL_HASH(hash,str,len) \
STMT_START { \
register const char *s_PeRlHaSh = str; \
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ C<SV*>.
#define HEK_LEN(hek) (hek)->hek_len
#define HEK_KEY(hek) (hek)->hek_key
+/* calculate HV array allocation */
#if defined(STRANGE_MALLOC) || defined(MYMALLOC)
# define PERL_HV_ARRAY_ALLOC_BYTES(size) ((size) * sizeof(HE*))
#else