One note in line Regards Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Optimising Oracle Seminar - schedule updated May 1st ----- Original Message ----- From: "zhu chao" <chao_ping@xxxxxxxxxxx> : There was a HUGE SQL(which used 30% of total system buffer_gets : according to statspack report). I changed the SQL, and later it used less : than 0.5% of total system buffer_gets(it just dissappear from statspack : report), but system CPU usage just drop by less than 5% from statspack : report(compare the CPU used by this session before/after change)!. : Bear in mind that not all visits to buffered blocks are performed as 'buffer gets' - some are performed as 'buffer is pinned count'. Also, if you visit a block to collect one row through an index, you may do a few comparisons to acquire and confirm that row. If you visit the block through a table scan, you have to check every row in the block to identify the one row - and the comparisons may use a lot of CPU. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------