Re: why five (blocks)?

Sybrand Bakker wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:33:31 +0300, "Tanel Poder"
> <change_to_my_first_name_at_integrid.info> wrote:
>
> >> >Default extent size was 10k (se your sql.bsq in
> >> >$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin) and default db_blocksize was 2K,
> >> >that makes 5 extents of 2K each.
> >>
> >> Making *one* extent of *5* 2k blocks. Please do not post nonsense
> >
> >But still, why 10k then? Is it just legacy from some developers personal gut
> >feeling or was there any actual reason for it?
> >
> >Tanel.
> >
>
> Any reason not to believe the explanation of 1 header block plus 4
> data block?
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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Probably not. But it might help if you pointed them to a link at tahiti or otn. Otherwise this may go on for weeks.

Perhaps Mark Townsend will weigh in with an official statement. How about it Mark?

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