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Re: Solaris - db_file_multiblock_read_count

From: Connor McDonald <hamcdc_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 02:39:41 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003C92D1.20011120015020@fatcity.com>

This is true. This is one of the (sound) arguments in favour of raw devices. On raw, its Oracle that controls the buffering etc and doesn't cross extent boundaries. On a file system, you can have all the nifty trendy pre-fetch algorithms in the world, but it won't know what an 'extent' is.

Cheers
Connor


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