Re: Unix/Oracle context switching

"Bib Endum" <gd-newsgroups_at_spamex.com> wrote in message news:wS24c.43451$lT6.229516_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
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> "Neil" <someone_at_microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news:40502cbd_at_cpns1.saic.com...
> > Question,
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> > Running Oracle 817 on Sun, is the following statement true?
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> > A context switch (ie PL/SQL -> SQL) in Oracle, will result in a context
> > switch in Unix.
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> What do you mean by "context switch" PL/SQL->SQL ? As far as I know,
context
> switch is an operating system concept, not an oracle concept ! Context
> switching has to do with CPU scheduling of processes, I don't know why you
> are concerned about that.
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> Why do you want to know that ? Do you have a performance problem at your
> site ?
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I'm not concerned about it, but my boss is! Received on Fri Mar 12 2004 - 03:24:28 CST