Re: DB Block Size in Linux

Toby Brown wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> is there any benefit at all in using an 8k default db block size for
> an Oracle database on Linux, as opposed to a 4k block size? (of
> course, I ask this question with the Linux file buffer cache size (4k)
> in mind).
>
> Thanks for you help
> Toby

Based on what little you have posted I'd say no.

Other information that would have been valuable would have included version of Linux, version of Oracle, and type of usage for the database.

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