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Re: Shared pool Memory question.

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 22:27:46 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <a75pl2$qtg$1@knossos.btinternet.com>


"Rick Wessman" <Rick.Wessman_at_oracle.com> wrote in message news:socit7xec9i.fsf_at_rwessman-sun.us.oracle.com...
> A memory leak occurs when a process requests memory from the operating
system
> for some use, but does not return the memory to the system when it is done
> with it. If this occurs repeatedly, the process will get so much memory
that
> other processes will not be able to get what they need.
>
> The only cure in most cases is to kill the offending process. The system
will
> regain the memory when it cleans up after it.

Mostly

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
Received on Mon Mar 18 2002 - 16:27:46 CST

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