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-- -- Original Message -- -- From: "Luca Canali" <Luca.Canali@(protected)> To: <oracle-l@(protected)> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:15 AM Subject: RE: SGA Free memory
Hi Jonathan,
> loop > detach some items from end of library cache LRU > distribute items to shared pool free list - coalescing where possible > check for large enough chunk on free list > return if allocation succeeds > end loop > > There may be a limit on the number of times round the loop -
Apparently the limit is 5 iterations (see Russell Green, OOW Sep. 2005)
Regards, Luca
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