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Riak doesn't use consistent hashing (basho.com)
9 points by gduffy on May 26, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



It's worth clarifying the post title. Does Riak hash keys onto the ring? Yes. Does Riak hash nodes onto the ring? No. Is that still considered "consistent hashing"? I don't know.




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