Re: why five (blocks)?

From: Richard Foote <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:13:11 GMT
Message-ID: <XPo2b.62359$bo1.7093@news-server.bigpond.net.au>

"Tanel Poder" <change_to_my_first_name_at_integrid.info> wrote in message news:3f488e5f$1_1_at_news.estpak.ee...
> Hi!
>
> I've always wondered why the minimum number of blocks in an extent was
> rounded to nearest higher multiple of 5 oracle blocks in earlier server
> versions?
> Nowadays this isn't an issue anymore, but I'm just wondering where does
this
> magic number 5 come from?
>

Hi Tanel,

I can't tell you why Oracle chose 5 as being this magical number but its always struck me as being a rather odd number (no pun intended, honest) from a computing point of view. 4 yes, 8 maybe but 5 just seems a little "awkward".

Maybe the answer lies in the number of fingers on (most) hands ...

Cheers ;)

Richard Received on Mon Aug 25 2003 - 09:13:11 CDT