Re: Raw device 8.1.7.4.0 Linux

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 18:36:50 -0800
Message-ID: <1070851042.277894@yasure>

Mladen Gogala wrote:

> 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.
>

What nightmare with raw devices? In my experience, mostly with AIX, they are a few mouse clicks and never a thought except that little calculation of how much free space to leave behind.

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