Re: Major performance problems with Informix Online

Posted in 1997

Martin Berns — Wed, 29 Oct 1997 09:58:44 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Ivica Smolic wrote: > > On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 09:36:44 +0100, David Williams > <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: [snip] > > AFFINITY is binding processes to CPUs. It basically improves the > > use of the Level 1 and Level2 caches on the CPU by always running the > > process on the same CPU therefore maximizing the caching effect. > > Are you shure that it is all? No. By using affinity you also avoid the scheduler replacing one cpu-vp by another cpu-vp. hth martin