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buffer cache (DML) [message #386226]

Fri, 13 February 2009 03:26

tjay
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Hi

User1:

update test set a=1 where b=2;

User2:
select * from test

When the user1 issues update statement and do not perfom commit;

undo is generated, and this undo block is stored in buffercache.

Interms of read consistency, user2 will scan the buffercache and find undoblock in buffercache and read the data from there.

Is it correct?There is no need to go to disk..

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Re: buffer cache (DML) [message #386235 is a reply to message #386226]

Fri, 13 February 2009 03:49

Michel Cadot
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The undo block may be flushed onto the disk.
For Oracle buffer cache, there is no difference between data and undo blocks.

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Michel

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Re: buffer cache (DML) [message #386239 is a reply to message #386235]

Fri, 13 February 2009 04:27

tjay
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1-)
Inorder to provide read consistency,
oracle always first looks at the buffer cache to read from the undo block and if itis not found, it will go disk.
Right?

2-)
Which background process is responsible for scanning the buffer cache?

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Re: buffer cache (DML) [message #386254 is a reply to message #386239]

Fri, 13 February 2009 06:01

Michel Cadot
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1) Yes.
2) If you mean when you execute a query, your server (shadow) process not a background one

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Re: buffer cache (DML) [message #386334 is a reply to message #386254]

Fri, 13 February 2009 17:20

tjay
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Ummmmmm

So,When a user issues a DML statement for example insert;
Oracle first looks buffercache for the necessary block;
If it is not in buffercache, it retrieves the block from disk and places a copy cache and make the insert inside the buffercache and so on

Is it correct?

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Re: buffer cache (DML) [message #386363 is a reply to message #386334]

Sat, 14 February 2009 00:21

Michel Cadot
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Not in the details but roughly, yes.

I recommend you to read Database Concepts.

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Michel

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