Carry, I think we can do it with tusc on HP-UX. Or even easier... I just got an idea that knowing size of my redo logs I can check what is the biggest value for P2, which is the offset. I'll check it tomorrow. Thanks, Alex On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:17:52 -0600, Cary Millsap <cary.millsap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Alex, > > One way to find out for certain is to truss (strace, ktrace, tusc, > whatever...) an Oracle kernel that logs time to the event--on a test = > system. > In the truss output, you'll be able to see the exact size of the read = > calls. > > Sometimes, even when the manual appears to document something = > completely, > you find that it's possible to understand things a little more = > thoroughly > than the even the staff who wrote the manual. > > Cary Millsap > Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. > http://www.hotsos.com > * Nullius in verba * > > Upcoming events: > - Performance Diagnosis 101: 1/4 Calgary > - SQL Optimization 101: 12/13 Atlanta > - Hotsos Symposium 2005: March 6-10 Dallas > - Visit www.hotsos.com for schedule details... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Alexandre Gorbatchev > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:52 AM > To: Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: log file sequential read - arguments P3 > > Hi list. > Does anybody know whether P2/P3 arguments for "log file sequential read" > wait event are in database blocks or in log blocks? > The manual is not clear but it seems to mean database block size. = > However,=20 > I believe that it gotta be log block size. I couldn't find anything = > useful=20 > > > on Metalink either. > > Thanks, > Alex > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Best regards, Alex Gorbachev -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l