Hash value from multiple planes:

[gops75]

We can get the hash value from multiple planes in the locality with the formula as below:-

single hash value = (2^0 * h1 + 2^1 * h2 + 2^3 * h3 …) but doesn’t this raise a question about the order of such multiple planes given as input. If we consider P1, P2, P3 planes, we get h1, h2 and h3 as locality hash values, then we have the single resultant hash value as given in the above equation.

But if we consider the sequence as P3, P1, P2, then we have h3, h1, and h2 and the single resultant hash value could be (2^0 * h3 + 2^1 * h1 + 2^3 * h2 …) which may or may not end-up as the same.

[arvyzukai]

Hi @gops75

If we consider P1, P2, P3 planes, we get h1, h2 and h3

and:

But if we consider the sequence as P3, P1, P2, then we have h3, h1, and h2

and:

single hash value = (2^0 * h1 + 2^1 * h2 + 2^3 * h3 …)

If you are consistent with the formula above, it does not matter which h_i value you calculated first, second or third. What matters is that you are consistent with what h_1, h_2 and h_3 represent (in this case P1, P2, and P3).
In other words, if you calculated h_3 first, don’t put it in the place of h_1 and everything will be fine.

Cheers