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    PL/Sql sleep for a few microseconds

    I would like to code a pl/sql for loop which stresses my cpu approximately 5%.

    Without sleep the cpu is fully stressed 100%.
    So my sleep in the loop should be very small.

    I only know these two Packages.

    execute dbms_lock.sleep(0.05);
    execute user_lock.sleep(5);

    But their precision is 1/100 second so it doesn't fit my needs.

    Does anyone know a alternative with a precision around microseconds?

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    SQL> begin
    2 dbms_lock.sleep(1/10000) ;
    3 end;
    4 /

    PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.


    Tamil
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    The problem is oracle cuts off all number after a precision of 1/100 so it doesn't matter what i enter.

    ex. dbms_lock.sleep(0.0001) = dbms_lock.sleep(1/1000) = dbms_lock.sleep(0)

    No errors are shown.

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    A dummy loop will help:

    Code:
    SQL> declare
      2  J NUMBER;
      3  begin
      4     FOR J in 1..100 LOOP
      5       NULL;
      6     END LOOP;
      7  end;
      8  /
    
    PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

    Tamil
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    Yes that's true.
    A loop in a loop until my 1/100 seconds are enough for a cpu load of 5%.


    Thank you.

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    You should remember that PL/SQL is designed mainly to code business functionality.

    You can't do to many tricky things with pl/sql. You can try Java instead.
    Sridhar R Patnam

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    Wouldn't the dummy loop cause a delay only by using CPU cycles? I don't see it helping achieve the goal.
    David Aldridge,
    "The Oracle Sponge"

    Senior Manager, Business Intelligence Development
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