Add a hash_combine function for mixing hash values.

This hash function is derived from Boost's function of the same name.

Author: Andres Freund, Thomas Munro
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAEepm%3D3rdgjfxW4cKvJ0OEmya2-34B0qHNG1xV0vK7TGPJGMUQ%40mail.gmail.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20170731210844.3cwrkmsmbbpt4rjc%40alap3.anarazel.de
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/*
* Utilities for working with hash values.
*
* Portions Copyright (c) 2017, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
*/
#ifndef HASHUTILS_H
#define HASHUTILS_H
/*
* Combine two hash values, resulting in another hash value, with decent bit
* mixing.
*
* Similar to boost's hash_combine().
*/
static inline uint32
hash_combine(uint32 a, uint32 b)
{
a ^= b + 0x9e3779b9 + (a << 6) + (a >> 2);
return a;
}
#endif /* HASHUTILS_H */