hash.go

// Copyright 2017 The Cockroach Authors.
//
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//
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package util

import (
	"hash/crc32"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
)

// CRC32 computes the Castagnoli CRC32 of the given data.
func CRC32(data []byte) uint32 {
	hash := crc32.New(crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Castagnoli))
	if _, err := hash.Write(data); err != nil {
		panic(errors.Wrap(err, `"It never returns an error." -- https://golang.org/pkg/hash`))
	}
	return hash.Sum32()
}