oracle中的共享記憶體和訊號量的一個簡單解釋

Shared memory allows an application to allocate a chunk of memory which can be viewed by other processes. Oracle uses shared memory to create the System Global Area (SGA) which all Oracle processes must be able to access.

Semaphores act as flags for shared memory. Semaphores are either set on or off. When an Oracle process accesses the SGA (in shared memory) it will check for a semaphore for that portion of memory. If it finds a semaphore set on for that portion of memory that process will sleep and check again later. If there is no semaphore set on for that portion of memory it will set one on and proceed with its operation. When it is done it will switch that semaphore back to off.

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