  | | | Subject: Asynchronous commit - wait or no wait 10GR2 | Subject: Asynchronous commit - wait or no wait 10GR2 2007-10-03 - By John Hallas
Back In 10GR2 there is an option to commit immediate nowait which allows the commit to return before the redo is persistent in the redo log. This is not the default. The default commit remains as commit write immediate wait.
I am testing Sybase and Oracle inserts and I have noticed an oddity with in Oracle. Solaris 10G T2000 server 10.2.0.3
A simple stored procedure
create table loaded1 ( id number, name varchar2(8), last_modified date);
create or replace procedure sp4 ( loops in number)
as
cnt number :=0;
begin
while (cnt < loops)
LOOP
insert into loaded1 values (cnt,'abcdefgh',sysdate);
commit write immediate nowait; XXXXXXXXX
cnt := cnt+1;
END LOOP;
commit;
end;
/
Where line xxxxxxxx can be commit write immediate wait;, commit write immediate nowait; , commit; The first and last should be identical and be the Oracle default. My parameter commit_write is not set. I am truncating the table after each run.
Timings
CWIW 5000 records 57 secs
CWINW 5000 records 3 seconds
Commit 5000 records 3 seconds
These figures are repeatable. I think that the first and longest option should be the Oracle default according to all the documentation but I am thinking that in fact the 2nd option (nowait) is the real default.
Am I missing something here
John
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>In 10GR2 there is an option to commit immediate nowait which allows the commit to return before the redo is persistent in the redo log. This is not the default. The default commit remains as commit write immediate wait.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I am testing Sybase and Oracle inserts and I have noticed an oddity with in Oracle. Solaris 10G T2000 server 10.2.0.3<o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A simple stored procedure<o:p></o:p></span> </font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:74.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.8pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"' ><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:74.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"' >create table loaded1 ( id number, name varchar2(8), last_modified date);<o :p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>create or replace procedure sp4 ( loops in number)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>as<o:p></o:p></span></font ></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>cnt number :=0;<o:p></o:p> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span>< /font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>begin<o:p></o:p></span>< /font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>while (cnt < loops)<o:p ></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <st1:place w:st="on">LOOP</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font ></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> insert into loaded1 values (cnt,'abcdefgh',sysdate);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> commit write immediate nowait; XXXXXXXXX<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> cnt := cnt+1;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> END <st1:place w:st="on">LOOP</st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>commit;<o:p></o:p></span>< /font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> end;<o:p></o:p>< /span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS" ><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>/<o:p></o:p></span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Where line xxxxxxxx can be commit write immediate wait;, commit write immediate nowait; , commit; The first and last should be identical and be the Oracle default. My parameter commit_write is not set. I am truncating the table after each run.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Timings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>CWIW 5000 records 57 secs<o:p></o:p></span> </font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>CWINW 5000 records 3 seconds<o:p></o:p>< /span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Commit 5000 records 3 seconds<o:p></o:p>< /span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>These figures are repeatable. I think that the first and longest option should be the Oracle default according to all the documentation but I am thinking that in fact the 2<sup>nd</sup> option (nowait) is the real default.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Am I missing something here <o:p></o:p>< /span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>  ;John<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>+44 (0)113 223 2274 (direct)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>+44 (0)113 297 9797</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p>< /o:p></span></font></p>
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