Index

Datatypes

• Numeric datatypes
• Internal representation of the NUMBER datatype
• Positive and negative infinity (obsolete)
• Internal representation of the DATE datatype
• Julian days and year 0 (bug)

Controlfile

• Controlfile structure
• Controlfile transactions
• Controlfile resizing
• Controlfile dumps
• Wait event: refresh controlfile command

Redo

• Log block size
• Log buffer usage
• Redo byte address (RBA)
• Redo write triggers
• Redo write size
• Redo write multiplexing
• Change vectors
• Redo latching
• LGWR latching
• Redo wastage
• Small redo entries (obsolete)
• Log entry prebuilding (obsolete)
• Log buffer guard pages
• Log buffer headers
• Log switch triggers
• Log switch steps

I/O

• Buffered I/O
• Delayed write backlogs
• Direct I/O
• File system read/write locks
• Asynchronous I/O
• Kernelized asynchronous I/O
• Threaded asynchronous I/O
• _filesystemio_options
• Paged buffer cache
• I/O service times

Misc

• Virtual memory addressing
• Paging
• Cache header and tail
• Unrecoverable SCN

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