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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 12:14:15 +0200
From: Adrien Farkas <freddy@redneck.sk.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM, raw-io, devfs
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To: Fernando Dammous <ferdam@internetcom.com.br>
Cc: "Stephen C. Tweedie" <sct@redhat.com>, Linux LVM msede <linux-lvm@msede.com>

Fernando Dammous (ferdam@internetcom.com.br) wrote :

> HI Stephen and everybody,
> 
> > I've never tried the raw IO code on 2.0: let me know how it goes!  In
> > principle, there is no reason why raw IO on LVM should not work.
> >
> > --Stephen
> >
> 
> I prefer to update my kernel (to 2.3.18 or even to wait for the 2.4), before
> and then to use RAW-IO.
> I just hope I can simply alter Oracle to use RAW-IO instead of having
> reinstall it.

Forget it, Linux port of Oracle DB doesn't support raw-io.

> Using Oracle with LVM is already very good, with RAW-IO it will be better (I
> believe).
-- 
                                             freddy

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