well, kcr is kernel cache recovery so that is in the redo code path but hard to tell if it is a foreground or background routine. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Gorbachev Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:07 PM To: niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Secret Decoder Ring for kernel stubs? Hm... Wasn't it there since 8i? I'm not 100% sure but I think I have it in my bookmarks for a while. On 11/29/06, Niall Litchfield < niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: It's amazing the things that conferences can get you. Tanel Poder, not sure if he is still on this list, mentioned Metalink Note 175982.1 at UKOUG earlier this month, though I'm sure it didn't exist 2 years ago when I looked for a note like this using Metalink search. ://blog.oracloid.com <http://blog.oracloid.com>