Does Firefox 13 run in a multi-threaded mode and can it utilize quad-core processors?

When purchasing a new PC, one chooses between dual-core vs. quad-core processors and some people claim that Firefox run in a mulch-threaded mode and treats each tab as a separate process and that it can fully utilize the advantage of a quad-core processor. Is that true?

Firefox doesn't treat each tab as a separate process. While this may be a feature sometime in the future, I don't know of any plans to introduce it anytime soon. Obviously, buying a quad core processor is going to be significantly faster than a dual-core, and your browser is usually less resource intensive than many other programs. I wouldn't use it as your purchasing decision. Firefox will run equally well on a dual-core or a quad-core, but windows and other programs will run better with 4 cores.

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OCIServerAttach does not return in multi-threaded mode

RedHat 6.2, Oracle 8.1.5
With OCIInitialize mode is OCI_THREADED and OCIEnvInit mode is OCI_DEFAULT, and when another application thread is started prior to calling OCIServerAttach, OCIServerAttach never returns, and seems to lock up the app, as the previously started application thread also stops.
Changing the OCIEnvInit mode to OCI_NO_MUTEX allows OCIServerAttach to complete OK.
Anyone any idea where to start looking?
The following is the sample program I used to reproduce the problem:
#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#define GNUSOURCE
#include <unistd.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <oci.h>
void * busyBody(void * )
for( int i =0; i < 30; ++i )
cout << " busyBody..." << endl;
sleep(1);
return NULL;
int main()
pthread_t mId;
if( 0 != pthread_create( &mId, NULL/*attr*/, busyBody, NULL/*arg*/ ) )
cerr << "thread failed to start" << endl;
exit(1);
sleep(3);
OCIEnv *envhp;
OCIError *errhp;
OCIServer *srvhp;
OCISvcCtx *svchp;
int i = 0;
i = OCIInitialize((ub4) OCI_THREADED,
(dvoid *)0, //user defined context for the memory call back routines
(dvoid * (*)(dvoid *, size_t)) 0, //user-defined memory allocation function
(dvoid * (*)(dvoid *, dvoid *, size_t))0, //user-defined memory re-allocation function
(void (*)(dvoid *, dvoid *)) 0 ); //user-defined memory free function
i = OCIEnvInit( (OCIEnv **) &envhp, //a pointer to a handle to the environment
OCI_DEFAULT, //specifies initialization of an environment mode
(size_t) 0, //specifies the amount of user memory to be allocated
(dvoid **) 0 ); //returns a pointer to the user memory of size xtramemsz
i = OCIHandleAlloc( (dvoid *) envhp, //an environment or a statement handle
(dvoid **) &errhp, //returns a handle to a handle type
OCI_HTYPE_ERROR, //specifies the type of handle to be allocated
(size_t) 0, //specifies an amount of user memory to be allocated
(dvoid **) 0); //returns a pointer to the user memory of size xtramemsz
/* server/service contexts */
i = OCIHandleAlloc( (dvoid *) envhp,
(dvoid **) &srvhp,
OCI_HTYPE_SERVER,
(size_t) 0,
(dvoid **) 0);
i = OCIHandleAlloc( (dvoid *) envhp,
(dvoid **) &svchp,
OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX,
(size_t) 0,
(dvoid **) 0);
// Creates an access path to a data source for OCI operations
cout << "before OCIServerAttach" << endl;
i = OCIServerAttach( srvhp, //an uninitialized server context handle
errhp, //an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet()
// assume local server
0, //specifies the database (server) to use(specifies a connect string or a service point)
0, //length of previous parm
OCI_DEFAULT); //specifies the various modes of operation. For release 8.0, pass as OCI_DEFAULT
cout << "after OCIServerAttach" << endl;
sleep(3);
return 0;
}

Firefox doesn't treat each tab as a separate process. While this may be a feature sometime in the future, I don't know of any plans to introduce it anytime soon. Obviously, buying a quad core processor is going to be significantly faster than a dual-core, and your browser is usually less resource intensive than many other programs. I wouldn't use it as your purchasing decision. Firefox will run equally well on a dual-core or a quad-core, but windows and other programs will run better with 4 cores.

Oracle 8 on Linux in Multi-Thread mode

I installed Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 on Linux RedHat 5.1
But I cann't startup database in multi-threaed mode.
When I try to startup DB the errors follow
SVRMGR> startup;
ORA-00101: invalid specification for system parameter
MTS_DISPATCHERS
ORA-00102: network protocol
(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=tcp)) cannot be used by
dispatchers
My configuration files are:
listener.ora
LISTENER =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= orcl))
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= PNPKEY))
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host=
pcstar.kharkov.ua)(Port= 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME= pcstar.kharkov.ua)
(ORACLE_HOME= /usr/oracle)
(SID_NAME = orcl)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = extproc)
(ORACLE_HOME = /usr/oracle)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = OFF
tnslistener working normally
tnsnames.ora
extproc_connection_data =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = orcl))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = extproc))
orcl =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host=
pcstar.pcstar.kharkov.ua)(Port= 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = orcl))
orcl_BEQ =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = BEQ)(PROGRAM = /usr/oracle)
(argv0 = oracleorcl)
(args = '(DESCRIPTION =
(LOCAL=YES)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=BEQ)))')
(envs =
'ORACLE_HOME=/usr/oracle,ORACLE_SID=orcl')
initorcl.ora
mts_dispatchers="tcp,1"
mts_max_dispatchers=3
mts_servers=1
mts_max_servers=5
mts_service=orcl
mts_listener_address="(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(Host=pcstar)(Por
t=1521))"
If anybody started server in Multi-Thread mode, mail me
[email protected]
Best Regards!
Gennady Saldiga
null

Yes, the MTS for TCP protocol does not work. A patch will be
released soon for the production release with the fix for
the MTS problem.
Maturi
Satoshi Hirai (guest) wrote:
: Gennady Saldiga (guest) wrote:
: : I installed Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 on Linux RedHat 5.1
: : But I cann't startup database in multi-threaed mode.
: : When I try to startup DB the errors follow
: : SVRMGR> startup;
: : ORA-00101: invalid specification for system parameter
: : MTS_DISPATCHERS
: : ORA-00102: network protocol
: : (ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=tcp)) cannot be used by
: : dispatchers
: : My configuration files are:
: : listener.ora
: : LISTENER =
: : (ADDRESS_LIST =
: : (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= orcl))
: : (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= PNPKEY))
: : (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host=
: : pcstar.kharkov.ua)(Port= 1521))
: : SID_LIST_LISTENER =
: : (SID_LIST =
: : (SID_DESC =
: : (GLOBAL_DBNAME= pcstar.kharkov.ua)
: : (ORACLE_HOME= /usr/oracle)
: : (SID_NAME = orcl)
: : (SID_DESC =
: : (SID_NAME = extproc)
: : (ORACLE_HOME = /usr/oracle)
: : (PROGRAM = extproc)
: : STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
: : CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10
: : TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = OFF
: : tnslistener working normally
: : tnsnames.ora
: : extproc_connection_data =
: : (DESCRIPTION =
: : (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = orcl))
: : (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = extproc))
: : orcl =
: : (DESCRIPTION =
: : (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host=
: : pcstar.pcstar.kharkov.ua)(Port= 1521))
: : (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = orcl))
: : orcl_BEQ =
: : (DESCRIPTION =
: : (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = BEQ)(PROGRAM = /usr/oracle)
: : (argv0 = oracleorcl)
: : (args = '(DESCRIPTION =
: : (LOCAL=YES)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=BEQ)))')
: : (envs =
: : 'ORACLE_HOME=/usr/oracle,ORACLE_SID=orcl')
: : initorcl.ora
: : mts_dispatchers="tcp,1"
: : mts_max_dispatchers=3
: : mts_servers=1
: : mts_max_servers=5
: : mts_service=orcl
mts_listener_address="(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(Host=pcstar)(Por
: : t=1521))"
: : If anybody started server in Multi-Thread mode, mail me
: : [email protected]
: : Best Regards!
: : Gennady Saldiga
: Hi!
: Same problem occured on my environment (Debian GNU/Linux 2.0).
: But I succeeded to start Multi-thread server on ipc protocol.
: My current configuration file (mts_* in init.ora) as follows:
: mts_dispatchers="ipc,1"
: mts_max_dispatchers=10
: mts_servers=1
: mts_max_servers=10
: mts_service=orcl
: # I confirmed mts_listener_address syntax by manual and
: # v$parameter.
: # Net8 Admn man says: If you have multiple MTS_LISTENER_ADDRESS
: # parameters, they must be adjacent to each other in your
: # initialization file.
mts_listener_address="(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(host=j-00872)(port=
: 1521))"
: mts_listener_address="(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=orcl))"
: So I tested MTS_DISPATCHERS parameter's other syntax.
: The test results are:
: # mts_dispatchers="ipc,1"
: # OK
: # mts_dispatchers="tcp,1"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: # mts_dispatchers="TCP,1"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: # mts_dispatchers="ipc,1","tcp,1"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: # mts_dispatchers="(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=tcp))"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: # mts_dispatchers="(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=NO)(PROTOCOL=tcp))"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: # mts_dispatchers="(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=ipc))"
: # OK
: # mts_dispatchers="(PROTOCOL=IPC) (DISPATCHERS=3)"
: # OK
: # mts_dispatchers="(PROTOCOL=TCP) (DISPATCHERS=3)"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: # mts_dispatchers="(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=orcl))
: (dispatchers=3)"
: # OK
mts_dispatchers="(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(host=j-00872)(port=1521)
: ) (dispatcher
: s=3)"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
mts_dispatchers="(description=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=orcl))(
: connect_data=
: (sid=orcl))) (dispatchers=3)"
: # OK
mts_dispatchers="(description=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(host=j-0087
: 2)(port=1521)
: )(connect_data=(sid=orcl))) (dispatchers=3)"
: # ORA-00101,ORA-00102 occured
: ### While the test, sometimes ORA-00472 (ORA-00472: PMON
process
: ### terminated with error) occured when instance shutdown.
: ### I think the error reported in another message
: ### on the same thread.
: It seems dispatcher is not binded to tcp protocol adapter.
: Does anybody have more information about Multi-thread server
: using TCP protocol.
: ### Please forgive my bad english.
: Thank you.
: Satoshi Hirai
null

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A screen shot could be very helpful too.
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
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See also
*[[cannot connect after upgrading firefox]]
*[[options window - advanced panel]]
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