indexes love big blocks

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Originally posted by gandolf989
DaPi, fess up! I bet you own a Citron! Either that or an AMC Gremlin!!! :D
Either way, you definitely seem like the bow tie type!!!

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OK, if its "kiss and tell time":

I've never used a pocket protector. I often wear a bow tie, but only with DJ (smoking/tuxedo or whatever it's called in your part of the world) or tails. Moderate over-bite. 5'10" 70Kg. Hair thining but no bald patch yet - getting a bit grey around the temples. Previous car was an Irmscher Opel i200 (blissful engine/gear-box combination) . . . the one in process of reconstruction is a 1929 Riley "9", in the family since 1933.

The only Citroën I've driven was a 1923 model (I think). Very slow, very exciting because the accelerator and brake pedals were the other way round!

P.S. No I don't own a lemon :)

P.P.S. I'll take this opportunity to plug a motor meeting arranged by a buddie each year: http://www.british-cars.ch/images2.html
Etrance free, 1'500 cars . . .

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Originally posted by DaPi
OK, if its "kiss and tell time":

I've never used a pocket protector. I often wear a bow tie, but only with DJ (smoking/tuxedo or whatever it's called in your part of the world) or tails. Moderate over-bite. 5'10" 70Kg. Hair thining but no bald patch yet - getting a bit grey around the temples. Previous car was an Irmscher Opel i200 (blissful engine/gear-box combination) . . . the one in process of reconstruction is a 1929 Riley "9", in the family since 1933.

The only Citroën I've driven was a 1923 model (I think). Very slow, very exciting because the accelerator and brake pedals were the other way round!

P.S. No I don't own a lemon :)

P.P.S. I'll take this opportunity to plug a motor meeting arranged by a buddie each year: http://www.british-cars.ch/images2.html
Etrance free, 1'500 cars . . .

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Now this is a nice family car!

http://www.dbasupport.com/forums/ima.../2005/04/1.jpg

I don't know what a 1929 Riley "9" is, but can you post a picture?

Nope, haven't had time to do the 32k trial, especially since I don't have a 64 bit server to play with (yet). As soon as I can I will look into it.

Mike

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Originally posted by gandolf989
Don't know what a 1929 Riley "9" is, but can you post a picture?

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None of these mine (it's in bits at the moment):

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/rileyrob/i...rer_pn3026.jpg

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/rileyrob/i...rer_vp8554.jpg

P.S. there was a racing "9" - some people still race them: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/rileyrob/i...pec_ww9736.jpg
OUCH!

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Originally posted by mikerault
Nope, haven't had time to do the 32k trial, especially since I don't have a 64 bit server to play with (yet). As soon as I can I will look into it.

Mike

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Do you think that there could be a problem with an article that over generalizes a rule of thumb?

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Originally posted by mikerault
Nope, haven't had time to do the 32k trial, especially since I don't have a 64 bit server to play with (yet). As soon as I can I will look into it.

Mike

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One other thing about Mikes "Rules" for large blocksizes paper. He says

This is very true. All temp segment access is sequential and 32k blocksizes greatly reduce logical I/O and disk sort times. I'm working an a benchmark right now that shows a one-third speed improvement of disk sorts in a 32k vs. an 8k blocksize.

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Mike, thought you were working on that benchmark for a while. but anyway, can you explain what that paragraph means?

Why is it better to read

4x32k blocks for 128k versus
16x8k blocks for 128k

since temp is read just using multi-block IO's like a full scan? It reads N kb of information, it does not read a block (so, it boils down to 6 one way and 1/2 dozen the other, we read 128k -- or Nk in general)


And also, since TEMP does not do LIO at all, what is the comment about LIO? what does that mean exactly.

See this posting for the entire discussion.

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Originally posted by TomKyte
Now, I'm just hoping my wife doesn't google me to see what I've been up to now.... [/B]

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May be she has and waiting for the right moment:D

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Originally Posted by DaPi
P.P.S. I'll take this opportunity to plug a motor meeting arranged by a buddie each year: http://www.british-cars.ch/images2.html

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http://www.dbasupport.com/forums/ima.../2005/04/2.jpg

Thats the car I have hired for my wedding later in the year!!

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Originally posted by TomKyte
since temp is read just using multi-block IO's like a full scan? It reads N kb of information, it does not read a block (so, it boils down to 6 one way and 1/2 dozen the other, we read 128k -- or Nk in general)


And also, since TEMP does not do LIO at all, what is the comment about LIO? what does that mean exactly.

See this posting for the entire discussion.

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Don't hold your breath ... I asked Mike about this on Mar 8th http://dba.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=1239&st=30

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Originally posted by slimdave
Don't hold your breath ... I asked Mike about this on Mar 8th http://dba.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=1239&st=30

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Watch out or he'll take you to task

Based on that I'm sure he'll be back to answer.