International Business Machines Corporation
DATABASE BUFFER POOL OPTIMIZATION

Abstract:

An approach is provided for optimizing a database buffer pool. Based on statistics about read and write operations in a range of pages, the range of pages is determined to be a candidate for a hot read range for which locks and latches are avoided in processing operations in the hot read range. Using an on-time trigger or pre-trigger process, the hot read range is created from the range of pages by marking start and end points in the range of pages. Write operation(s) are determined to be included in the hot read range by marking an object control block. The write operation(s) are added to a write pending list. The read operations in the hot read range are performed without a latch or lock. The write operation(s) are merged from the write pending list to the range of pages and the write operation(s) are performed.