2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/hashmap.c b/hashmap.c
index b10b642229..93793cb954 100644
--- a/hashmap.c
+++ b/hashmap.c
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ unsigned int memihash(const void *buf, size_t len)
 	return hash;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Incoporate another chunk of data into a memihash
+ * computation.
+ */
+unsigned int memihash_cont(unsigned int hash_seed, const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	unsigned int hash = hash_seed;
+	unsigned char *ucbuf = (unsigned char *) buf;
+	while (len--) {
+		unsigned int c = *ucbuf++;
+		if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z')
+			c -= 'a' - 'A';
+		hash = (hash * FNV32_PRIME) ^ c;
+	}
+	return hash;
+}
+
 #define HASHMAP_INITIAL_SIZE 64
 /* grow / shrink by 2^2 */
 #define HASHMAP_RESIZE_BITS 2
diff --git a/hashmap.h b/hashmap.h
index ab7958ae33..45eda693bd 100644
--- a/hashmap.h
+++ b/hashmap.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ extern unsigned int strhash(const char *buf);
 extern unsigned int strihash(const char *buf);
 extern unsigned int memhash(const void *buf, size_t len);
 extern unsigned int memihash(const void *buf, size_t len);
+extern unsigned int memihash_cont(unsigned int hash_seed, const void *buf, size_t len);
 
 static inline unsigned int sha1hash(const unsigned char *sha1)
 {