Re: Raw device 8.1.7.4.0 Linux

From: Mladen Gogala <mgogala_at_adelphia.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 21:48:42 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2003.12.07.21.49.10.94411@adelphia.net>

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:02:18 -0800, Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Performance.
>
> But ORA-00600 is an unhandled error inside of Oracle and the OP needs to
> open an iTAR at metalink.

You don't need raw devices for that. Any FS supporting direct IO and async IO will provide exactly the same benefits, without the administrative nightmare of raw devices. JFS, for instance, has very good support for both. Performance benefits of raw vs. direct IO are negligable.

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