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Why is Jump Consistent Hash NOT suitable for general distributed caching systems like Memcached/Redis?

  1. A Because it relies on expensive floating-point math that makes it significantly slower than ring-based lookups in high-traffic environments.
  2. B Because it requires a massive amount of RAM to store its internal probability jump tables, making it unsuitable for commodity cache nodes.
  3. C Because it is a patented algorithm that requires a restrictive and expensive commercial licensing fee for use in production environments.
  4. D Because it strictly requires numeric indices (0...N-1); removing a random node (e.g., Node 4) would require reshuffling everything beyond it.

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